| Website | https://tabularis.dev |
| Github | https://github.com/TabularisDB/tabularis |
| Discord | https://discord.com/invite/K2hmhfHRSt |
Localization is one of those things you only notice when it's broken.
We've chosen Tolgee for Tabularis' localization: open source, self-hostable, and now backing the project. Context-rich translating instead of blind JSON.
Community translations are on Tolgee's roadmap (https://tolgee.io/roadmap): contribute from the web, get improvements over the air, no app update.
Read the full why: https://tabularis.dev/blog/translating-tabularis-why-we-chose-tolgee 🙏
The credits go straight into a better site: faster preview deploys, docs that keep pace with a release every ~2 weeks, and the boring-but-important performance work.
Thank you Vercel OSS team 🙏
The part we love: the thing being supported is the site itself.
https://tabularis.dev (docs, blog, changelog, plugin pages) is an open-source Next.js app. An open-source database client with an open-source website, backed by the same program.
Fork any of it.
We just joined the Vercel Open Source Program - Spring 2026 cohort ▲
Two sponsorships in two months. We're genuinely honored. Here's why this one's a little different 🧵
We’re building an amazing community on Discord, and it’s growing fast 🚀
Want to be part of the journey? Join the party! 🎉
Join our Discord server
Tabularis is an open-source, hackable desktop database client built in Rust. Postgres, MySQL, SQLite out of the box; Firestore, DuckDB and more via plugins. AI features and an MCP server are baked in. Hangout for users, plugin builders, and contributors. | 159 members
They nailed it: a local-first workspace for devs who jump all day between PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB & SQLite, SQL editor, notebooks, Visual EXPLAIN, SSH + k8s tunneling, MCP-native AI. All offline-first, all open source.
📖 Article: https://devglobe.app/blog/open-source-database-client-tabularis
Huge thanks to DevGlobe for the full deep-dive on Tabularis 🌍🙏
And honestly: go check out DevGlobe too. Connect your IDE, light up on a live globe, track your coding stats & get noticed. Open source, works with basically every editor. 🚀
What they wrote 👇
Why is this query slow? Stop reading raw EXPLAIN output.
Tabularis turns execution plans into a visual graph — node costs, table details, and AI-assisted recommendations to actually fix it.
Query plans you can see. 🔍
AI in your database client, without losing control.
Tabularis pauses every AI-driven write at an approval gate: review the SQL and a pre-flight EXPLAIN, then approve, edit, or deny.
Autonomy when you want it. Brakes when you need them. 🛑
