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Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by burcs » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 5:55 PM UTC

We just launched Outerbase Studio, the open-source version of our core database offering. It works in your browser or as a desktop app and supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.

What it does:

• Connects to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite databases. • Spin up local databases directly through the UI, even if you don’t have one running. • Manage and query your data in a lightweight, intuitive interface. • Completely open source.

Why we built it: We wanted to share the core Outerbase experience with the developer community as a free, open-source tool. It’s simple, fast, and removes the barriers to working with databases locally.

GitHub: https://github.com/outerbase/studio

Release Blog: https://www.outerbase.com/blog/outerbase-studio-open-source-...

Try it out: studio.outerbase.com

Would love the HN communities feedback, please try it out and let me know what you think!

Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI
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Re: Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by burcs » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 6:06 PM UTC

Happy to answer any questions around this! As far as next steps we are going to be adding in more database support as well as bringing in some of Outerbase Cloud's AI features.

Re: Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by stronglikedan » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 6:10 PM UTC

I downloaded it, fired it up locally, was presented with a login screen, closed it, and uninstalled it. Sorry, but I don't log into local software.

Re: Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by drewp » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 6:12 PM UTC

burcs wrote: post #2

Happy to answer any questions around this! As far as next steps we are going to be adding in more database support as well as bringing in some of Outerbase Cloud's AI features.

Are there comparisons to related projects somewhere?

E.g. I've use DBeaver before. Is there some reason I should try Outerbase next time?

Re: Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by johtso » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 6:15 PM UTC

Outerbase Studio is great! Been happily using it to experiment with queries over my Turso database, and see how many rows are being read when optimising.

Excited to hear that some AI stuff is going to be brought over, currently do a lot of switching back and forth with ChatGPT, and having your database schema automatically be part of the prompt would be great.

I'm guessing visualisation stuff is going to stay part of the paid offering?

Re: Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by giancarlostoro » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 6:15 PM UTC

stronglikedan wrote: post #3

I downloaded it, fired it up locally, was presented with a login screen , closed it, and uninstalled it. Sorry, but I don't log into local software.

I saw that it was AGPL licensed, which was odd to me for something that's supposed to be a client. I don't like the AGPL license because of how overbearing it is, I avoid downloading AGPL'd software, unless its a pure compiled binary. I am probably a little too strict about software licenses, but I rather always have the freedom to keep any forks to myself, don't force me to share code for my one-off project.

Re: Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by johtso » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 6:17 PM UTC

drewp wrote: post #4

burcs wrote: post #2

Happy to answer any questions around this! As far as next steps we are going to be adding in more database support as well as bringing in some of Outerbase Cloud's AI features.

Are there comparisons to related projects somewhere? E.g. I've use DBeaver before. Is there some reason I should try Outerbase next time?

Don't think DBeaver supports libsql databases? I think the goal here is to be able to working with Turso / Cloudflare D1 databases etc.

Re: Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by kiwicopple » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 6:17 PM UTC

congrats on open sourcing

i didn't try it locally yet but it looks like the cloud version can create SQLite databases inside the browser? Assuming the open source version does too, can you also "connect" to those databases somehow?

Re: Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by nandosobral03 » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 6:18 PM UTC

The mac desktop icon looks huge compared to the standard macOS apps

Re: Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

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Post by freeone3000 » Wed, Dec 04, 2024, 6:18 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #6

stronglikedan wrote: post #3

I downloaded it, fired it up locally, was presented with a login screen , closed it, and uninstalled it. Sorry, but I don't log into local software.

I saw that it was AGPL licensed, which was odd to me for something that's supposed to be a client. I don't like the AGPL license because of how overbearing it is, I avoid downloading AGPL'd software, unless its a pure compiled binary. I am probably a little too strict about software licenses, but I rather always have the freedom to keep any forks to myself, don't force me to share code for my one-off project.

AGPL still only requires you to share the code if you’re sharing the fork in some form (binary or networked).