Skipper Alternatives

Apps similar to Skipper include DBeaver, which is open source with a free version. Other options are HeidiSQL, phpMyAdmin, MySQL Workbench and Beekeeper studio. You're spoiled for choice with Database Management Tools like Skipper: we list more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Querious icon
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    Querious is a MySQL database management application written from the ground up for Mac OS X. Unlike mindless Mac OS X ports of applications originally made for Windows or Linux, Querious works the way you'd naturally expect it to as a Mac OS X app.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. QueryFlow icon
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    Native macOS data IDE with Claude AI in the SQL editor, visual ETL pipelines, and scheduled jobs. Replaces DBeaver, Data Loader, and Fivetran on Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  3. PgPad icon
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    A fully free and open-source (no “community edition”, premium plans, etc.) database manager.

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    • Mac
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  4. SeeQL icon
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    See your database in a new way. SeeQL is an easy-to-use desktop application that helps you visualize your database tables (including all foreign and primary key relationships), to quickly generate complex queries.

    57 SeeQL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Queries icon
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    Queries is a workbench to interact with relational databases, with initial support for Postgres.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. PondPilot icon
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    A blazing-fast, lightweight, 100% client-side AI-enabled data exploration tool that helps you analyze local & remote data with zero setup. Powered by DuckDB-Wasm and integrated AI assistance.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  7. Open Sqlite databases and explore the internal organisation of various objects such as schema, tables and indices. To understand how Sqlite3 data is organised, please see Database file format from Sqlite website.

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. DearSQL icon
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    A simple, cross-platform database client built with Dear ImGui.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. DumpCleaner is a native macOS and iPadOS app for filtering large SQL dump files. Instead of grep-ing through gigabytes of SQL, just drag in your .sql or .sql.gz file, select the tables and statement types you need, and export a clean, filtered dump.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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  10. DBCode icon
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    DBCode is a full database client and IDE that runs inside VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other VS Code-based editors. It connects to more than 90 SQL, NoSQL, cloud, warehouse, lakehouse, graph, vector, streaming, application, and file-based data sources, letting developers work...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Cursor
    • Windsurf
    • Visual Studio Code
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