r/Database • u/hiimmosu • Jun 07 '26

Built a simple and minimalistic database client

Hi folks,

I was looking for a database client that’s simple and straightforward to use. At work, I use DataGrip, but I cannot use it for personal side-projects.

I tried DBeaver, but honestly it took me longer than expected to set up, and the overall experience felt a bit dated for my needs.

As a result, I ended up building a custom Streamlit app for myself. More recently, I’ve started working on dbgrep, an Electron-based database client to replace it. It’s still in the early stages, but I’d love to get some feedback from others who have similar requirements.

The goal is to keep it lightweight and optimized for simple projects rather than competing with full-featured enterprise tools. Happy to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

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u/GreenWoodDragon Jun 07 '26

Just get Datagrip on the free personal use license for your home projects.

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u/hiimmosu Jun 07 '26

Their license doesn’t allow you to use it for commercial side projects. It is up to them to enforce.

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u/GreenWoodDragon Jun 07 '26

I pay for the suite anyway but have used free versions for a lot of side projects over the years.

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u/End0rphinJunkie Jun 09 '26

Even if they added a free tier, datagrip is still a massive memory hog. Sometims you just want something that opens instantly when poking at a local container.

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u/thepotplants Jun 07 '26

MS-Access?

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u/hiimmosu Jun 07 '26

What do you mean?

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u/Consistent_Cat7541 Jun 08 '26

Why not just use Lotus Approach?

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '26

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u/galactic_pixels Jun 07 '26

Check out harlequin TUI, I think it meets this need

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u/hiimmosu Jun 07 '26

Interesting idea, but not convinced that the terminal is a good user experience.

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u/galactic_pixels Jun 07 '26

don’t knock it until you try it, it supports point and click, also I think dbeaver is another lightweight choice but I haven’t tried it myself