Show HN: GhostBase – 25MB terminal database studio for SQLite, Postgres, MySQL

Category: devtools

Tags: terminal-ui, database-client, sqlite, postgresql, mysql, sql-editor, python, textual

Score: 5.5/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

GhostBase is a terminal-based database studio built with Python and Textual, offering a lightweight alternative to heavy GUI tools like DBeaver for SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. It features a production safety guard against destructive queries, zero-config .env auto-connect, SQL beautification, and one-key exports to SQL/Markdown/CSV/JSON. The project is well-documented and targets developers seeking a fast, keyboard-driven database client without Java runtimes.

Target audience: backend developers, devops engineers, data engineers, and full-stack developers who prefer terminal-based tools

Repository: https://github.com/4yk5/GhostBase · Python · MIT

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