Ask HN: Is it worth building a database GUI?

2•mootoday•2mo ago

I'm considering to develop a database GUI based on either Tauri & Svelte or gpui.rs.

Why? For fun, but if it turns out to become a lifestyle business, even better :-).

No seriously, why? The database GUIs I know are either slow, pricey, or both. They also have so many features, it impacts the user experience.

I want a basic tool where I can view databases, tables, edit data. I also want to integrate a bring-your-own LLM key to ask questions about the database.

Does this resonate with anyone? Would you use it if it existed?

Comments

canopi•2mo ago

I would. I use pgadmin and feel it's very outdated and over-complicated for simple use cases.

mootoday•2mo ago

That's how I feel about most visual database clients I've used over the years...

It's something I hear from many others too, hence my interest in trying to build an incredibly fast and lightweight product.

jmcode•2mo ago

Buddy sent me this post, I started one in electron/svelte roughly 5 years ago with hopes to move to tauri 2 years ago however I stopped right after I got the view table/ssh working

Also have a postman/insomnia replacement in tauri working as a daily driver

mootoday•2mo ago

Thanks for your insights. What made you stop working on it?

The insomnia creator also has a Tauri http client now called Yaak(.app). A huge inspiration to work on my database client.

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