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v0.16.0MCP-nativeOpen Source · Apache 2.0

The database client your AI agent can actually use.

Tabularis is an open-source desktop SQL workspace for PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite and 15+ more databases like DuckDB, ClickHouse, Redis and Firestore. Its built-in MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and Devin (formerly Windsurf) read your schema and run queries in the same app you already use.

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Sponsors

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Why Tabularis

Most database clients are still designed for a world where a human writes every query. That world is changing fast: in 2026 a lot of real SQL gets drafted, iterated, and sometimes executed by AI agents inside Claude Code, Cursor, and Devin (formerly Windsurf).

Tabularis is the open-source desktop database client built for that reality — without giving up what a good SQL tool already has to be.

  • MCP-native. A built-in Model Context Protocol server lets compatible AI agents inspect schemas and run queries through the same app where you manage your connections — no fragile ad-hoc scripts, no credentials leaking into chat windows.
  • Still a first-class human workspace. Monaco SQL editor, notebooks with inline charts, visual query builder, visual EXPLAIN, ER diagrams, split view. You don't give up the IDE to get the agent.
  • Multi-engine, extensible. PostgreSQL (multi-schema), MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite built in. Anything else via plugins over JSON-RPC — write a driver in Rust, Go, Python, or any language.
  • Local-first, secure. SSH and Kubernetes tunneling, system keychain for secrets, your data and credentials stay on your machine.

Rust + Tauri backend, React 19 frontend, Apache 2.0.

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Driver & Plugin Coverage

Every database Tabularis supports today and the ones the community is building next — each tagged with where it stands, from shipped drivers to open bounties.

Features

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Start from the workflow you actually care about: PostgreSQL work, MySQL and SQLite work, reusable SQL analysis, secure access, extensibility, AI-native database tooling, or tool comparisons.

Plugins

Tabularis is hackable with an external plugin system. Plugins are standalone executables that communicate with the app over JSON-RPC 2.0 via stdin/stdout, so database support can evolve independently from the core release cycle.

🧩 Language-Agnostic

Write a driver in Rust, Go, Python, Node.js, or any language that can speak JSON-RPC over stdin/stdout. No heavyweight SDK required.

🛰️ Hosted Registry

Discover drivers in a searchable connection catalogue backed by the hosted Tabularium registry — install a missing driver inline while creating a connection, or in one click from a tabularis://install link.

⚡ Hot Install

Install, update, and remove plugins from Settings → Plugins without restarting the app. New drivers appear immediately in the connection form.

🔒 Process Isolation

Each plugin runs in its own process. If a plugin crashes, the failure is isolated to that integration instead of taking down the whole app.

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Bounty Market

Fund the next database driver.

Request, sponsor, discuss, or claim the integrations the community wants next. Turn scattered requests into visible work.

17 open targets9 in motion14 shipped proofs
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Available Plugins

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Themes

Tabularis treats themes as part of the workflow, not a cosmetic extra. Switch between 10+ presets instantly, with editor syntax colors generated to stay coherent with the active UI theme.

Tabularis Dark
Tabularis Light
Dracula
Nord
Monokai
GitHub Dark
One Dark Pro
Solarized Dark
Solarized Light
Gruvbox Material Dark
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Wiki

Need implementation details, setup steps, or feature walkthroughs? The wiki covers the workflows behind the UI.

Blog

Why I chose Tauri, and what it cost me
A database client is a systems program with a UI problem. That is why I chose Tauri over Electron and native. After six months and 64 releases, here is the part the framework comparison charts leave out.
v0.16.0: A Hosted Plugin Registry, Kubernetes Your Way, and Backups That Encrypt Themselves
v0.16.0 gives the plugin ecosystem real infrastructure: a hosted registry at registry.tabularis.dev, a searchable driver catalogue inside New Connection, and one-click deep-link installs — plus kubectl/kubeconfig overrides for Kubernetes tunnels, automatic encrypted connection backups to a folder or WebDAV, run-statement-at-cursor in the editor, AWS RDS IAM authentication for MySQL, and Elasticsearch and Cloudflare D1 drivers.
Optimizing a Virtualized React Grid: 3,420 Formatter Calls Down to 90
The Tabularis data grid was already virtualized, but wide tables still took 29 ms of React render work per scroll tick. The bottleneck was the visible rows, not the total row count.

Ready to try Tabularis?

Free and open source (Apache 2.0). Download it for Windows, macOS, or Linux — and if it looks useful, a star on GitHub helps more developers discover it.

GitHub3.9k

45k downloadsHomebrew, Snap, AUR and more →View all releases on GitHub →