PSequel is dead - Try this alternative PostgreSQL client on Mac instead
Psequel was a great PostgreSQL GUI client.
Got inspired by the simplicity and elegance of Sequel Pro, the developer behind PSequel wanted to build a PostgreSQL equivalent of it. The main goal was just to bring the same experience of working with Sequel Pro from MySQL to PostgreSQL when Sequel Pro’s support for PostgreSQL never seems to happen.
And PSequel did a great job being a GUI client for Postgres. It was written from scratch in Swift 2 thus it’s really neat and clean. The UI is simple and elegant, just somewhat similar to Sequel Pro. You can be able to do anything with your PostgreSQL database, creating, connecting, updating, deleting…, you name it. It gets SSH tunneling right while most of the others failed to do so. It’s also available for free.
That’s just great!
Until PSequel died…
The latest version of PSequel which is V1.5.3 was released on 21/02/2017.
That was more than a year ago.
Although no official statement has been issued, the development of PSequel had stopped and its issue tracker has been filled with tons of unanswered questions, bug reports, and feature requests.
It’s also closed source and the developer had stated there were no plans to open source it before disappearing.
In this fast-changing world where everything can be outdated easily, An app without speedy development and a frequent update schedule will never be able to deliver the best experience. For most people, Psequel is no longer an available GUI for PostgreSQL.
Moving on with an alternative GUI tool for PostgreSQL
It’s time to try something new and keep up with the latest changes. You will probably need a PostgreSQL client that:
- Was built native to deliver the highest performance. No Electron, no Java-based. An app that can be able to get up and run in less than half a second or deal with heavy operations with a couple of million rows without freezing.
- Has a great support for PostgreSQL. You can be able to connect, create, update, delete, import, export… your database and its data in a very fast and secure way.
- Has a well-thought design which works as you expected. Simple, clean and intuitive. You don’t need to be a tool expert to figure out how to use it.
- Is also free.
Then TablePlus is the app that you’re looking for.
TablePlus is a modern, native tool with an elegant UI that allows you to simultaneously manage multiple databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server and more.
It has everything you need for a PostgreSQL GUI Tool.
Perhaps the best thing about being a user of TablePlus is having access to a really quick support. We response almost instantly to the bug reports, feature requests. We listen to all of our users’ feedback, put it into consideration and finally deliver a new update every week.
Seems interesting? Try TablePlus and see for yourself: Download TablePlus
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Some quick previews
Data is shown in a spreadsheet-like view:
Dark Theme:
Quick Data Filter:
Edit Database Structure:
SQL Query Editor:
