
I built a fast, driver-less TUI for browsing PostgreSQL, with ER diagrams
If you live in the terminal and work with PostgreSQL daily, this is for you. Why I built this I've been bouncing between DBeaver, DataGrip, and various CLI tools for years. None of them hit the sweet spot I was looking for: Zero-setup. I didn't want to install database drivers or configure connection pools. If you have psql , you should be good to go. Minimal, vim-like UX. I wanted something like oil.nvim for databases. Something that appears when you need it and disappears when you don't. No permanent sidebar eating your screen real estate. ER diagrams in the terminal. DBeaver and DataGrip can do this, but no TUI tool could. I wanted to stay in my terminal. So I built sabiql . riii111 / sabiql A fast, driver-less TUI to browse, query, and edit PostgreSQL databases sabiql A fast, driver-less TUI to browse, query, and edit PostgreSQL databases — no drivers, no setup, just psql . Concept sabiql wraps your existing psql CLI — no Rust database drivers, no connection pools, no extra depende
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