Esploro
Esploro 0.8.5

Postgres & MySQL.
At home on your Mac.

Browse, query, and edit your databases in one focused app. Open source, with support for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB.

Download for Apple Silicon Download for Intel
Or install with Homebrew
brew install --cask matija/tap/esploro

macOS 13 or later · Free for personal use

For paid work, choose a commercial license.

Esploro shows a shop database, table tabs, column types, and selected order rows.
The Esploro table browser. We replaced database names, table names, column names, and values with fictional data in all screenshots.

From the first row
to the next query.

Your daily database tasks belong together. Browse tables, run SQL, save queries, and manage permissions in Esploro.

Start with the data.

Select rows together for bulk actions. Filter by a cell value, copy as JSON or CSV, or duplicate a row.

Use table filters to narrow the results, then copy the generated SQL for your next query.

Esploro shows five selected order rows and the bulk delete action.
Select several rows and act on them together.

Write SQL. Inspect the results.

Run SQL alongside the table browser. Inspect results below the editor, then save useful queries for next time.

The SQL editor shows a fictional shop query with its results below.
Your query and its results, in one view.

Make room for
your way of working.

Choose a theme, adjust fonts, and set the table row height. Your settings stay in the app.

Appearance settings include the theme, interface font, editor font, and editor line height.
Your theme. Your fonts.

A theme is a search away.

The command menu gives you quick access to themes. Choose from light and dark options.

The command menu lists Polar Aurora, Tairiki, Tokyo Night, GitHub, and Catppuccin themes.

Your database
stays yours.

Esploro connects from your Mac to your database. Your queries and results do not pass through an Esploro cloud service.

Inspect the source on GitHub
Passwords in macOS Keychain
Esploro stores database passwords in the system credential store.
MIT source code
You can read the code, report problems, and contribute changes.
A clear privacy policy
Commercial license checks use an online service. The website uses analytics. Read the privacy policy.

A focused choice for Mac.

Esploro focuses on PostgreSQL and MySQL, including MariaDB. If you need more database engines, compare the options.

Database support and source availability. Sources reviewed September 19, 2026.
FeatureEsploroPostico 2TablePlusDBeaver Community
PostgreSQLYesYesYesYes
MySQL / MariaDBYesNoYesYes
Open sourceYesNoNoYes
Apple Silicon buildYesYesYesYes

Sources reviewed September 19, 2026: Postico, TablePlus, DBeaver.

Open your next database
in Esploro.

Free for personal, non-commercial use.
For paid work, a commercial license is required.

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