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Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by cyberferret »

This is a nice client.

I had used Navicat for years on my old iMac, but when I got my new MacBook Pro as my secondary development machine and went to get another licence for it, I was shocked at the current pricing. I am certain I only paid about $50 for a licence years back. When I downloaded the latest version it was something like 25x the price!!

Don't get me wrong - Navicat is a great MySQL/MariaDB client, but I wasn't going to stretch to that price. I hunted around and found Sequel Pro, which meets my needs to a 't' and probably has a slicker interface.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by xref »

ChristianGeek wrote: post #29
angott wrote: post #15

It hasn't been updated in a very long time. Constant crashes on Mojave. I have transitioned away to TablePlus and DataGrip. Too bad because it was a very good tool for quick edits.

Love DataGrip...was a big Sequel Pro fan until I started on a project with PostgreSQL and found DataGrip. Haven’t looked back. (I’m now using DataGrip for MySQL as well.)

Have you used Postico? I have both it and DataGrip but find myself primarily in Postico for Postgres, feels lighter weight and easier to navigate

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by huyphams »

SyneRyder wrote: post #40
reaperducer wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I looked into Table Plus when I found that Sequel Pro crashes more than NASCAR on a Sunday. But it’s pricing model doesn’t work for the way I work. I’m just one person, but use multiple computers simultaneously, making per-computer licensing prohibitive. Obviously phpMyAdmin is a tire fire. I’m still looking for a good macOS-native client similar to Sequel Pro. Bonus points if it has a usable iPad version.

> I’m just one person, but use multiple computers simultaneously, making per-computer licensing prohibitive. Ouch, that is a bit pricey for one person with multiple computers, especially if the annual upgrade fee is also per computer. It makes me wonder if the licensing is tied to the motherboard / MAC address too, which is a pain when repairs happen. On the other hand, I'm really glad to see a developer charging a s…

which is a pain when repairs happen => TablePlus has a license manager where you can remove your old device, manage your license. The TablePlus license is the onetime purchase, if you don't need any new feature, you don't need to renew it anyway.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by disiplus »

rahilsondhi wrote: post #35

I loved Sequel Pro and was disappointed when I switched companies and couldn't use it with Postgres. Plug: it's one of the reasons why I built PopSQL ( https://popsql.io )

sequel Pro is better then pgadmin for me, but pgadmin is very usable

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by JimmyAustin »

alpb wrote: post #36

Projects like these should be celebrated through donations and this project makes it easy. When’s the last time you’ve seen freeware developer tool for macOS that’s not from a corporation with money to spare? I personally can’t think of anything beyond iTerm (utility), Homebrew (utility), ...aaand that's where my list ends.

I don't think that freeware is really a part of the Apple Developer ecosystem. Most of the MacOS exclusive software I use on a daily basis costs $20-$30, a price I'm more than willing to pay for software like Pixelmator, DaisyDisk and Alfred that is significantly more polished (and Mac-ish) then the average piece of open-source software just due to the resources available to them.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by dawnerd »

alpb wrote: post #36

Projects like these should be celebrated through donations and this project makes it easy. When’s the last time you’ve seen freeware developer tool for macOS that’s not from a corporation with money to spare? I personally can’t think of anything beyond iTerm (utility), Homebrew (utility), ...aaand that's where my list ends.

A few on here https://github.com/jaywcjlove/awesome-mac

I just like that Sequel Pro isn't electron based like so many dev tools are these days.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by saagarjha »

alpb wrote: post #36

Projects like these should be celebrated through donations and this project makes it easy. When’s the last time you’ve seen freeware developer tool for macOS that’s not from a corporation with money to spare? I personally can’t think of anything beyond iTerm (utility), Homebrew (utility), ...aaand that's where my list ends.

If you're talking strictly developer tools, I have GitUp and Hex Fiend in my Dock right now. If you stray out further into productivity tools, I have Hammerspoon, Jumpcut, Karabiner-Elements off the top of my head; on the command-line side MacPorts brings me many cross-platform tools.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by daveFNbuck »

enahs-sf wrote: post #26

Great product. Switched from MySQL workbench and it was amazing. Haven’t upgraded to Mojave though. Apple hasn’t been the same since they switched to one year OS release cycles.

Sequel Pro crashes when you close a tab in Mojave.

Re: Sequel Pro – Open source macOS native MySQL GUI client

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Post by vortico »

rahilsondhi wrote: post #35

I loved Sequel Pro and was disappointed when I switched companies and couldn't use it with Postgres. Plug: it's one of the reasons why I built PopSQL ( https://popsql.io )

Out of curiosity, why did you build PopSQL from scratch? How many hours would you estimate it would take to generalize Sequel Pro to support PostgreSQL? The license even allows proprietary forks.
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