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DBMan

A database browser that fits in a coat pocket.

About

Swift · Objective-C · UIKit · Kotlin · Views

DBMan is the oldest code I still actively maintain. It shipped as an iPad database browser, and enough of it is still Objective-C that bringing it forward has been an exercise in deciding what deserves to be rewritten and what was right the first time.

You get the schema — tables, views, indexes, triggers — a grid you can actually read on a small screen, a SQL editor with syntax highlighting, and bookmarks for the queries you keep retyping.

The iOS build talks to SQLite. The Android rewrite goes further and connects to MySQL and PostgreSQL over JDBC, which is the direction both versions are heading.

Platforms

Built separately, on purpose
iOS Swift · Objective-C · UIKit Not yet released
Android Kotlin · Views Not yet released
Status
iOS modernization and a ground-up Android version, both in progress.

Questions about DBMan, or a bug to report? It reaches me directly.

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