sqlclientYour database client that never drops the connection.
A native macOS client for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and SQL Server. The connection lives in the Rust core, not the browser tab – reload the UI, sleep, a network blip: your session stays. No Java, no Electron.
no Homebrew, no sudo
Something to touch today.
One command. Signed universal binary, notarized by Apple. 30-day full version, then you keep reading for free, forever.
curl -fsSL https://dl.sqlclient.eu/sqlclient/install.sh | sh
What does this command do?
It downloads the notarized app into your Applications folder. No sudo, no background service, no telemetry. You can read the script first.
the connection lives in the Rust core
Reloading the UI doesn’t kill your session. That’s architecture, not a promise.
With most tools the connection is tied to the interface. Reload the UI, close the laptop, let the network blip – session gone, reconnect wait. With sqlclient the connection lives as a pool in the Rust core and keeps running while the interface redraws.
- Survives UI reload and app update
- No reconnect wait after sleep
- Multiple servers at once, each in its own workspace
local-first, 0 telemetry
Your credentials never leave your Mac.
No analytics SDK, no phone-home, no crash upload. What leaves your Mac? Nothing – except, optionally, end-to-end encrypted sync over your own iCloud.
Encrypted vault
All credentials in an AES-256-GCM vault, derived with 210,000 PBKDF2 iterations.
Touch ID
Unlock with a fingerprint; the key lives in the login keychain – no master-password typing.
0 telemetry
We don’t even know you installed it. Check for yourself with Little Snitch or lsof.
GDPR & Made in Germany
Vendor in Germany, German data-protection law, no CLOUD Act reach – because there is no cloud.
everything in, nothing buried
One tool for the grid, SQL, schema, privileges and server admin.
From the SELECT to the INNODB_TRX lock killer, from the Excel import to the ER diagram. No more tool zoo, no more endless tab-switching.
- Editable data grid – Edit inline (PK/unique-based), insert/delete/NULL, all as one transaction. Full keyboard nav, sorting, quick filter, copy as CSV/JSON.
- SQL console – Transaction mode & query stop
- Interactive ER diagram & GUI structure / DDL editor
- Server administration – INNODB_TRX-Locks
- Import & export – Excel, CSV, JSON, SQL
Comparison
Lighter than DBeaver. Deeper than Sequel Ace. More private than phpMyAdmin.
We’ll say it straight: no Java, no web server, no connection that’s dead after lunch.
Comparison based on publicly documented features, as of 2026. Product names belong to their respective vendors.
Pricing
You pay to write, reading is free.
Net prices per write seat per year, plus VAT. Readers and browsers are always free.
FREETry the full version for 30 days, no credit card. After that, reading, browsing and exporting stay free forever – you only pay to write.You decide which databases you need.
SQLite is always included, MySQL and MariaDB come with every plan. Add PostgreSQL and SQL Server as you need them – one at a time or all at once.
Surcharges apply per licence, not per seat, and can be added at any time. The amounts shown are for Solo; they rise in plans with more write seats (Studio, Operate). Scale includes every engine. Net prices, plus VAT.
Server admin, ER diagram and production safeguards in one native Mac client. Four databases, one window, one price.
Purchases run through the License Center: create an account, pick a plan, unlocked right away. Payment via Stripe, invoice included.
All prices shown are net. Consumers pay the final price including the VAT of their own country – at the German rate of 19 % that is €94.01 per year for Solo, for example. The License Center shows your exact final price before you buy.
the last brakes
What you’re wondering right now.
The script downloads the Apple-notarized app into your Applications folder. No sudo, no background service, no telemetry. You can read it first; the binary is signed and universal (Apple Silicon and Intel).
None. No analytics SDK, no phone-home, no crash upload. Local-first means your Mac, your data, period. Check it with Little Snitch or lsof.
sqlclient doesn’t hold you hostage. You keep reading, browsing and exporting for free, forever – only writing needs a license.
Because DBeaver is a Java app: sluggish start, foreign Mac feel, strong encryption only in the paid tier. sqlclient is native, keeps the connection alive and ships the vault by default. And reading is free here anyway.
No. Rust core, native macOS WebView, around 10 MB instead of 300. No bundled Chromium, no JVM start, loaded cold in under a second.
MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and SQL Server – native and deep, every engine fully supported instead of 20 half-baked. You pick the engine right when you connect.
There’s a perpetual fallback: when your year runs out, you keep the last paid version permanently writable. The license is offline and signed (Ed25519); the app never phones home.
Yes. Connect via a bastion host using SSH port forwarding and TLS with your own CA/client certificates (.p12) – real verification instead of blind skip-verify.
Made in Germany · GDPR-friendly. Built by Datargo GmbH. Your credentials stay local and encrypted – no cloud account, no telemetry, no web server. Engineer-to-engineer, without buzzwords.