No Java JRE. No Python venv. No bundled Chromium. DBX ships as a single small binary — download, install, connect. DBeaver needs Java; TablePlus is macOS-only. DBX runs everywhere with nothing extra.
🤖 AI that lives in your editor
Highlight a table, describe what you want, get SQL back — no copy-paste between tools. Works with Claude, OpenAI, or local models via Ollama. Built-in safety checks review AI-generated SQL before it runs.
🔌 MCP: your databases, AI-ready
DBX speaks the Model Context Protocol. Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI coding agents can query your databases through connections you already set up. One config, everywhere.
🌐 Desktop + Docker + Web
Native app on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Self-host via Docker for team access. Web version for browser-only environments. Same feature set. Same connections.
Features
80+ Databases, One Tool
MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Cloudflare D1, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, ClickHouse, SQL Server, Oracle, Elasticsearch, Easysearch, Meilisearch, Qdrant, Milvus, Weaviate, MariaDB, TiDB, OceanBase, openGauss, GaussDB, KWDB, KingbaseES, Vastbase, GoldenDB, Doris, SelectDB, StarRocks, Manticore Search, Redshift, DM, TDengine, XuguDB, CockroachDB, Access, HighGo, UXDB, Dolt, and more. Agent-based profiles extend DBX to H2, Snowflake, Trino, PrestoSQL, Hive, DB2, Informix, Neo4j, Cassandra, BigQuery, Kylin, SunDB, JDBCX, and custom JDBC connections. New native and agent-driven drivers also cover Databricks, SAP HANA, Teradata, Vertica, Firebird, Exasol, YashanDB, GBase 8a/8s, Databend, RQLite, Turso, InfluxDB, QuestDB, IoTDB, etcd, ZooKeeper, Nacos, Consul KV, IRIS, and more. Message queue admin is also available for Pulsar, Kafka, and RocketMQ. All in a single ~20 MB app. No bundled Chromium.
Query Editor
CodeMirror 6 with SQL syntax highlighting, metadata-aware autocomplete, Cmd+Enter execution, selected SQL execution, SQL formatting, diagnostics, and 9 editor themes. Persistent query history, saved SQL snippets, tab restore, and SQL file execution keep repeat work close at hand.
AI SQL Assistant
Describe what you want in plain language — get SQL back. DBX can explain queries, optimize SQL, fix errors, and run AI-generated SQL through built-in safety checks. Works with Claude, OpenAI, local models, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
Data Grid
Virtual-scrolled table that handles large result sets. Inline editing, SQL preview before save, WHERE / ORDER BY controls, DataGrip-style filters, LIKE / NOT LIKE context filters, sorting, full-text search, pagination, column resize, auto-fit, row numbers, zebra stripes, and full cell details. Export or copy as CSV, JSON, Markdown, XLSX, or INSERT statements.
Object browser — grouped procedures, functions, views, and source editing where supported
Table structure editor — reviewable column and index changes for supported engines
ER diagram — visualize table relationships
Schema diff — compare structures across connections
Explain plan — visual query execution plan
Field lineage — column-level lineage analysis
Database search — find objects across large schemas
Data Operations
Table import — CSV, Excel
Data transfer — migrate between databases
Database export — full database dump
Data compare — compare table data and review synchronization output
SQL file execution — run .sql files directly
File preview — drag & drop Parquet, CSV, JSON to preview instantly (powered by DuckDB)
Connection import — bring connection profiles from DBeaver or Navicat
Specialized Browsers
Redis — key pattern search, batch key operations, command runner, TTL editing, and all data types (String, Hash, List, Set, ZSet, Stream)
MongoDB — document CRUD with pagination, Atlas & replica set URL connection
Safety & Connectivity
SSH tunnel (key & password) · database and AI proxy settings · auto-reconnect on connection loss · confirmation dialogs for destructive operations · encrypted config export/import · color-coded connections · driver store and optional JDBC plugin
Polished UI
Dark mode with native title bar sync · 9 editor themes · English, 简体中文 & Español · layout preferences · built-in auto-update
AI Agent Integration (MCP)
DBX provides a separate Rust-powered MCP server that lets AI coding agents query databases using connections configured in DBX. The MCP server is distributed independently from the desktop application, so installing DBX does not automatically install the MCP executable.
Manage the connection allowlist and the Read only, Data read/write, and Full access modes in DBX Settings → MCP. The machine-readable values remain read_only, safe_write, and high_risk_write; client configs do not need permission or connection-scope environment variables.
For upgrade compatibility, an existing DBX_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES=0 (or false) remains a read-only restriction only until a central MCP policy is saved for the first time; it can never enable writes or override a saved policy.
Windows portable builds need DBX_DATA_DIR in the MCP config, pointing to the data directory next to DBX.exe (the folder that contains dbx.db).
For DBX Web or Docker deployments, point the MCP server at the Web backend API. If the Web login page requires a password, set DBX_WEB_PASSWORD to the same password used there:
Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible agent. Supports listing connections, browsing tables, executing SQL, and opening tables directly in DBX's UI.
Precompiled native binaries are also published for macOS, Linux, and Windows in package releases. They run without Node.js and are suitable for offline or server environments. The npm installation uses the same Rust binary through a small Node.js launcher.
DBX also provides a dedicated CLI package for terminal, script, and Codex workflows:
bash
npm install -g @dbx-app/cli
# or via Homebrew
brew tap t8y2/tap && brew install dbx-cli
dbx connections list --json
dbx query local"select 1" --json
This uses the cross-platform dbx-data named volume. Users in China can use
the CNB image, docker.cnb.cool/dbxio.com/dbx:latest, for faster pulls.
For Docker Compose, deploy/docker-compose.yml remains the source-build
configuration. To deploy a published image, use
deploy/docker-compose.release.yml:
bash
docker compose -f deploy/docker-compose.release.yml up -d
yaml
services:dbx:image:t8y2/dbx:latest# For faster pulls in China, use the CNB image instead:# image: docker.cnb.cool/dbxio.com/dbx:latestpull_policy:alwaysports:-"4224:4224"volumes:-dbx-data:/app/datarestart:unless-stoppedvolumes:dbx-data:
Open http://localhost:4224 in your browser. Multi-arch images (amd64 / arm64) are available.
To publish DBX under a reverse-proxy context path such as /dbx, set the
runtime base path and proxy the same prefix to the container:
yaml
environment:-DBX_PUBLIC_BASE_PATH=/dbx
When building the frontend yourself with an absolute asset base, set
VITE_DBX_BASE_PATH=/dbx/ before pnpm build.
make installs root dependencies when needed and starts the local Tauri desktop development environment.
Development builds can run alongside an installed DBX instance and share its local data, including connections and history. Avoid changing the same connection or global setting in both windows at once.
TIP
DuckDB compilation takes a while. If you're not working on DuckDB features,
skip it to speed up local builds:
bash
# Fast checks (skip DuckDB)
make cargo-check-fast
make cargo-test-fast
# Tauri dev without DuckDB
make dev-fast
The --no-default-features flag only affects local development.
Release builds (pnpm tauri build) always include DuckDB.
Web version:
bash
make dev-web # frontend
make dev-backend # backend
Documentation site:
bash
make docs
The official DBX documentation site lives in docs/. If you want to improve the website content or documentation pages, edit the files under docs/ and run make docs to preview the site locally.
For clean, reproducible local database instances, use the versioned Docker Compose recipes under deploy/database/:
bash
make db-list
make db-verify DB=mysql@8.4
JDBC agent driver development projects live in agents/:
bash
cd agents
./gradlew test
Build artifacts from agents/drivers/<db-type>/build/libs/ are picked up by local driver install flows when available.
Build
bash
make package
The installer will be in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.
DBX is free and open source, but ongoing maintenance, database compatibility testing, infrastructure, and release work require sustained time and resources.
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