25 MB to manage 100+ databases!
DBX brings connections, SQL editing, data grids, schema tools, AI assistance, and self-hosted access into one lightweight product.

Start here
Install DBX, create your first connection, and learn the main workflow.
Core workflows
The docs are organized around what you actually do in a database client.
Write and run SQL
A CodeMirror 6 editor with metadata-aware completion, formatting, history, and selected SQL execution.
Read the docsBrowse and edit data
Virtualized grids, inline editing, WHERE/ORDER BY controls, SQL preview, and export tools.
Read the docsExplore schemas
Navigate databases, schemas, tables, columns, indexes, foreign keys, and triggers from a focused sidebar.
Read the docsCompare and migrate
Schema diff, table import, database export, SQL file execution, and cross-engine data transfer.
Read the docsSupports 100+ databases
Connect SQL, NoSQL, vector, time-series, and embedded databases, message queues, and compatible engines in one place.
View allWhat DBX is good at
Reviews and coverage from real community sources — HelloGitHub, X, blogs, and YouTube.

Try it once and you can feel it: DBX is the database management client that ends the competition.

DBX is almost the perfect free database client.

Adopt dbx if you need a lightweight, cross-platform client that covers many databases.

A lightweight, cross-platform, offline-capable database desktop client that supports over 40 databases.

If you are tired of Navicat's expensive licensing and DBeaver's heaviness, try DBX, a powerful open-source tool under 20MB.

An open-source tool that's only 20MB, yet it packs in 80+ databases — MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, Oracle, ClickHouse, and Dameng all connect.

DBX's real value may not be rebuilding DBeaver, but rethinking what a database tool should look like in the AI era.

It genuinely works, and it feels smooth in daily use. This AI-powered database management tool is really worth a try.

The 15 MB figure isn't hype. Tauri 2 doesn't embed Chromium; it directly calls the system's WebView — this alone saves over 100 MB compared to Electron.

Reached #2 on GitHub Trending, with Repository of the Day, Week, and Month badges on Trendshift.

The editor's metadata-aware autocomplete is a differentiator, and the built-in MCP server is a unique advantage.

An AI SQL assistant that writes, explains, optimizes, and fixes SQL, plus native MCP Server support — Cursor and Claude Code can query your database directly.

A 15MB package that packs in 40+ databases, AI assistance, and full database management — that alone is a cool thing.

A lightweight yet all-in-one database management tool, supporting dozens of databases with built-in AI.

It doesn't have every DBeaver feature, but everything it has is done well. The AI assistant isn't a gimmick — it's genuinely useful.

Is Navicat too expensive or DBeaver too heavy? Xiaoz has finally found it: DBX.

So fast you forget it's a database tool. Like air — present, but never in the way.

Free and open source, zero setup — download and run. It may not match DBeaver feature-for-feature, but it's simple and smooth.
Built for real database work
Built by the community
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Use the desktop app for local work, or deploy the Docker version for browser-based access.