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Apr 2
I built an open-source DB manager that's under 10 MB because most GUI clients feel way too bloated
I kept running into database GUIs that felt massive, slow, or overloaded, so I started building my own: Tabularis.
Initially, I used AI to quickly scaffold the project, and now I’m refining the details, improving performance, and polishing the experience.
It’s a lightweight, cross-platform open-source DB manager built with Rust/Tauri + React.
A few things I cared about:
under 10 MB
fast startup
clean UI
focused on everyday DB tasks, not feature bloat
It’s still evolving, but it’s already usable.
If you want give a look: https://github.com/debba/tabularis
I’d genuinely love to hear from people who use DB clients a lot: what’s the one feature you need most, and what’s the bloat you wish tools would drop?
Saleha Mubeen
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This is a really cool idea—love the focus on speed and simplicity 👏
One feature I’d definitely want is fast query history with search, since that saves a lot of time in daily work. Also, lightweight schema visualization would be super useful without adding too much bloat. As for bloat, many tools overdo it with heavy dashboards and rarely-used integrations—keeping things minimal like you’re doing is a big win.
You’re solving a real problem here. A fast, under-10MB DB client with a clean UI is something a lot of developers would appreciate