Outerbase Studio
Dev tools
database gui
SHOW HN2024
356points
142comments
#141of 3,515 in 2024
Top 5%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 25 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 17 critical, out of 54 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 1 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, visually appealing design
From 1 comment
Congratulations on your work! I tried Outerbase Studio and really appreciate the clean and visually appealing design. However, I noticed that it occasionally slows down during…
8mobile on HN
Local database spin-up and easy connection
From 1 comment
Thank Paul — Supabase has always been such a huge inspiration for us! Yes you can spin up sqlite directly in the browser, and on the local studio version you can actually spin up…
burcs on HN
Objections
Built on Electron, which is slow and uses lots of RAM
From 2 comments
Good project. The only thing I don't like about it is the dependence on Electron.. because it slows down everything.
pkphilip on HNI would use it if it weren’t based on Electron. In recent months, I’ve replaced all Electron apps with native versions, and not only are they more performant, but my RAM is now…
delduca on HN
Missing transaction support
From 2 comments
We currently use Metabase for SQL reporting, so I've been looking for something to allow actually changing values for a while. That being said, I don't think I would want to…
Dachande663 on HNCould you please add an option to enforce the use of transactions within the SQL input?
bottled_poe on HN
Requires login even for local use
From 1 comment
I downloaded it, fired it up locally, was presented with a login screen, closed it, and uninstalled it. Sorry, but I don't log into local software.
stronglikedan on HN
Browser UI has too much padding compared to native tools
From 1 comment
Would be nice to have an option of choosing a "compact" interface When you contrast web UI with native GUI, the realspace you lose in the web accumulates fast All that padding…
d0100 on HN
Requests
Linux desktop support
From 1 comment
It seams that you currently only support Windows and MacOS via your electron wrapper. Are there plans to also release a Linux version?
vollbrecht on HN
MSSQL support
From 1 comment
Support MSSQL please
Lord_Zero on HN
Firefox support
From 1 comment
I'd love to try it out, but I get an error about an invalid URL in the console when I try to open a database. Also it does not support Firefox
hahn-kev on HN
Docker self-hosting with preset credentials
From 1 comment
It would be great if we could self-host it with pre-defined credentials (perhaps using an .env file). This would be useful for demo projects with Docker Compose. For production…
maxloh on HN
Compact interface mode
From 1 comment
Would be nice to have an option of choosing a "compact" interface When you contrast web UI with native GUI, the realspace you lose in the web accumulates fast All that padding…
d0100 on HN
Questions
Will user and permission management be supported?
From 2 comments
Does it will it support management of users and permissions? I always struggle with those on the cli
jaimehrubiks on HNThis looks great. I've built something similar. The important thing that I'm not sure if you support is permissioning. Consider you have some email list that you need to maintain…
bko on HN
How does it differ from Metabase for reports and dashboards?
From 1 comment
Are you planning to release any 'end-user' features such as reports and dashboards? BI tools like Metabase already offer capabilities for SQL queries and database exploration, so…
TripleChecker on HN
Alternatives named
DataGrip
From 2 comments
Because it does exist, but it's not free. Jetbrains Datagrip has been around for a decade and has connectors for most database archetypes (mongo, sql, redis, duckdb, etc).…
vunderba on HNStill a valid counterargument. A good browser based DB GUI might just not exist because the existing desktop ones are so good already. I personally also vouch for DataGrip, a…
leononame on HN
DBeaver
From 2 comments
dbeaver? it has dbeaver community edition, and supports tons of database.
mayli on HNWould be nice to have an option of choosing a "compact" interface When you contrast web UI with native GUI, the realspace you lose in the web accumulates fast All that padding…
d0100 on HN
TablePlus
From 1 comment
I remember I used TablePlus, which was what you described. Very pleasant program. Not browser based, though.
carlosjobim on HN
pgAdmin
From 1 comment
lets swap out pgadmin for this replicate all its functionality, then imma stick this on all our production servers yeeeeeeeah boooooiiiiii
lacoolj on HN
Adminer
From 1 comment
Adminer.
betimsl on HN