tabularis
Latest from the blogTabularis Wins a SourceForge Rising Star Award →
v0.13.0MCP-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, and SQLite, with a built-in MCP server so Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf can read your schema and run queries through the same app you already use.

GitHub2.3k

22k downloadsHomebrew, Snap, AUR and more →View all releases on GitHub →

Sponsors

These companies support Tabularis development. Thank you for keeping the project alive and free.

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 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.

Edit on GitHub
Rust
TypeScript
React
SQLite/PG/MySQL

Features

Explore by Intent

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.

⚡ 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.

Edit on GitHub
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 targets4 in motion4 shipped proofs
Enter the Bounty Board

Available Plugins

Repo →
Repo →
Repo →

Browse the full plugin registry →

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
High Contrast

Wiki

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

Blog

Tabularis Wins a SourceForge Rising Star Award
SourceForge has recognized Tabularis with a Rising Star award — given to a select group of projects out of more than 500,000 for the downloads and engagement they've earned from the community. We're honored, and it belongs to all of you.
Your Database GUI Shouldn't Need an Account
A database client is the most credential-dense application on a developer's machine. Routing any part of it through a vendor account inverts the trust model — and you usually find out why that matters on the day the vendor pivots.
v0.13.0: Kubernetes Tunnels, a Quick Navigator, and MCP That Reaches Your Plugins
v0.13.0 adds first-class Kubernetes port-forward tunnels alongside SSH, a Cmd+P Quick Navigator for jumping to any table in any database, MCP access to plugin-driven connections, a closed multi-statement bypass in the MCP safety gates, Codex as an MCP install target, DML tabs in Generate SQL, a configurable display timezone, self-healing query history, and MySQL SSL modes that are actually honored.

Community

Join the Discord server to talk with maintainers, share feedback, report friction, and help shape the roadmap.

Join Discord