Esploro
Esploro 0.8.3

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.

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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.

Filter a table by a cell value. Copy a row as JSON or CSV. Duplicate a row without another query.

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

The row menu offers copy as JSON, copy as CSV, filter by value, and duplicate row.
Useful actions, next to the row you select.

Write SQL. Keep useful queries.

Run your own SQL when you need more control. Save queries for tasks that you do again.

See who can do what.

Review table privileges in one view. Manage database roles and permissions without leaving the app.

The Privileges tab shows database roles and their SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE permissions.
Table privileges, with a separate row for each role.

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.
Data grid settings offer compact, comfortable, and spacious rows, plus a rows-per-page setting.
More rows or more space. You choose.

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 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
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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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Download for Intel · macOS 13 or later · Release notes

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