Database Diagram Tools Compared: Free Options That Read Your Live Database | DbSchema
What a database diagram tool does, how six tools get their tables, and how DbSchema's free Community Edition turns a live database into an interactive diagram.
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Best SQL Editor for Mac, Linux and Windows (2026): 5 Editors for MySQL and PostgreSQL | DbSchema
Five SQL editors for macOS, Linux and Windows compared on engines, free tier and licence, plus a test on PostgreSQL and MySQL that shows why Commit matters.
What Is a .dbs File? The DbSchema Design Model Explained
A .dbs file is DbSchema's XML design model. What it stores, an excerpt from a real model, and how a schema change reads in a diff.
How to Generate Database Documentation (HTML5, PDF, Markdown)
Generate database documentation as HTML5, PDF or Markdown with DbSchema: the steps, where the table and column descriptions come from, and how to regenerate it from a script.
Design Database Schemas Offline & Synchronize with DbSchema
Design database schemas offline in DbSchema. Save ideas anytime, then sync and update your live database when you're back online.
Free SQL Client: What DbSchema Community Edition Includes
What the free DbSchema Community Edition covers and what needs Pro: databases, diagrams, offline design, schema sync and documentation, row by row.
DbSchema Cross-Platform Database Design Tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux
DbSchema runs natively on Windows, macOS and Linux from one installation kit. Which package to take per OS, and how to move a .dbs model between them.
Catching a table without a primary key before the schema ships | DbSchema
Write the rules your schema must follow, run them against the DbSchema model, and get a list of every table, column, index, or foreign key that breaks one, before anything reaches the database.