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Postico – A modern PostgreSQL client for OS X

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Re: Postico – A modern PostgreSQL client for OS X

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I'll be recommending this to my coworkers as an alternative to Navicat for PostgreSQL. The time limit on the trial version of Navicat makes it hard to recommend to contractors and designers who think the price is too high for commercial use.

I got Navicat Premium Essentials for $20 back in December 2013. Just checked and it's now $160!

Re: Postico – A modern PostgreSQL client for OS X

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. I don't really want to modify the SQL the user types in the query 2. Syntax highlighting is hard to get right, but I'll add it eventually. 3. Postico by default runs all the queries, you can use the popup menu at the bottom to toggle between results. Select some text (even discontinuous selection using ⌘) and only the selected part is executed. 4. Key bindings are shown as tooltips (hover over buttons for a few se…

An alternative to syntax highlighting might be query structuring/beautifying (on command, not by default). And +1 from me for search history. Thanks for building these apps. Sequel Pro nails it for MySQL, but up until lately there seemed to be a void on the PG side. I've been using PG Commander for about 5 months and am excited I can use my license on Postico. So far the app works as I expect it to, and looks fantast…

Can you say more about using your PG Commander license? I have one too but don't understand the connection with Postico.

edit: I figured it out. Sorry for the noise.

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