[HN Gopher] Show HN: Insomnia-like client for SQLite
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Show HN: Insomnia-like client for SQLite
Author : vdemedes
Score : 40 points
Date : 2021-11-08 17:52 UTC (5 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (rosefinchapp.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (rosefinchapp.com)
| mosselman wrote:
| It looks beautiful. How much work would it be to add support for
| more than just SQLite? Postgres would personally make me happy.
| vdemedes wrote:
| Thank you! I started with SQLite, because that's what I use the
| most, but I'm planning to add support for MySQL and PostgreSQL
| in the coming weeks.
| colbyhub wrote:
| I love this -- I would use this if there was Linux support!
|
| Until then, I'll have to get by with SQLime or DBeaver :(
| vdemedes wrote:
| Thank you! If it takes off, I'll consider adding Linux support.
| Until then I want to ship high quality experience for Mac,
| rather than subpar experience for everyone. ;)
| westoncb wrote:
| Hi vdemedes--nice work! I'm curious whether you've considered
| putting this in the mac app store or not, or what your reasoning
| was around that.
|
| Also curious if you did beta testing if you could tell us
| anything about what that process was like (e.g. finding people,
| collecting feedback on bugs or usability issues)
|
| (Just curious since I'm working on a desktop app with similar
| pricing etc., not in the database space though)
| vdemedes wrote:
| Hey, thank you!
|
| > I'm curious whether you've considered putting this in the mac
| app store or not, or what your reasoning was around that.
|
| I haven't put it on Mac App Store for two reasons primarily:
|
| 1. I already figured out licensing, integration with Paddle,
| building and distribution for my previous app, so I was able to
| reuse 99% of it 2. I wanted to have full control over rolling
| out updates quickly in case a critical bug appears
|
| > Also curious if you did beta testing if you could tell us
| anything about what that process was like
|
| I tested it myself, because I was building this app for my
| needs, so I kind of knew exactly what I wanted it to do. I also
| received regular extensive feedback from a friend, who's also
| helped me shape the app a lot.
| tempodox wrote:
| As for SQLite GUIs, there is also the free open-source cross-
| platform SQLiteStudio.
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| https://sqlitestudio.pl
| vdemedes wrote:
| There are great apps out there, but all of them are too
| complicated and too powerful. What I wanted is to have a nice
| minimalistic app where I could collect all my queries that I
| often use for debugging various stuff. That's why I won't add
| things like data editing or schema changes to Rosefinch. If you
| need extensive features like that, you'll definitely be better
| of with SQLiteStudio or alternatives ;)
| andrewl wrote:
| SQLite is a big part of our tool chain, and has been very good
| to us. We've been using DB Browser for SQLite[1] for several
| years. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
|
| Rosefinch looks nice, but I'm not seeing a real use case. If I
| had a bunch of queries I was always running, I'd probably just
| make them views, available to me in any client, including the
| command line. (Sometimes the command line is best.)
|
| If I didn't want to go that far, DB Browser for SQLite lets you
| save a work session. Whatever tabs of SQL you have open are
| preserved, and can be run again at will, the same as Rosefinch.
| You can also rename them from their default names, which are
| just SQL 1, SQL2, etc.
|
| It does a lot, but stays out of your way.
|
| [1] https://sqlitebrowser.org
| vdemedes wrote:
| That's cool, if that app works for you, keep using it.
|
| I'm not trying to convince anyone to switch or use Rosefinch
| anyway. I built it because I needed it exactly like this and
| shared it here in case there's someone else who wants
| something like this too.
| keb_ wrote:
| I love DB Browser for SQLite. Wish there was something
| similar for Postgres.
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