Esploro
v0.5.3 · macOS · Apple Silicon + Intel
Modern. Sleek. Fast.
Open source SQL client for Mac that does PostgreSQL and MySQL without the cruft.
Free for personal use
macOS 13 or later · Apple Silicon (.dmg) · Open source
Using Intel-based Mac? Linux and Windows coming soon. All releases on GitHub
Query
orders
- select date_trunc('month', created_at) as month,
- count(*) as orders,
- sum(total_cents) / 100.0 as revenue
- from orders
- where status = 'paid'
- group by 1
- order by 1 desc;
Result
12 rows
42ms
month
orders
revenue
2026-05-01
1,284
$92,418.40
2026-04-01
1,193
$87,306.20
2026-03-01
1,087
$81,774.95
2026-02-01
982
$76,125.10
Production / analytics
12 rows
42 ms
Your data stays yours
Connections and passwords live in your Keychain. No cloud, no servers—your data stays on your machine. Built with Tauri 2 and Rust.
Speed you notice every day
Result grids stay fast with millions of rows. Direct connections to your database—no middle layer.
A workflow that keeps up
Run multiple statements and see each result. Browse the schema tree, filter tables, and inspect columns without losing your place.
The details that add up to “finally”
- PostgreSQL via tokio-postgres · MySQL and MariaDB via mysql_async
- Table viewer with sort, filter, and adjustable page size
- SQL editor with multi-statement runs and precise error positions
- Copy results as CSV or JSON in one click
- Saved queries and connection profiles
- Focused dark interface
How Esploro compares
| Esploro | Postico | TablePlus | DBeaver | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MySQL / MariaDB | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free for personal use | ✓ no limits | Limited | 2 tabs / 2 windows | ✓ Community |
| Open source | ✓ | — | — | ✓ Community |
| macOS native | ✓ Tauri/Rust | ✓ Swift | ✓ | — Java/Eclipse |
| Apple Silicon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Rosetta 2 |
| No cloud, Keychain auth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |