install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dblab

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install dblab

MacPorts ports tree · databases/dblab/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dblab

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/db/dblab/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Database client every command-line junkie deserves

Project links

Commands and aliases

dblab

history

Project history and usage

dblab is a terminal UI database client written in Go for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, and SQL Server. It packages the familiar database-client workflow into a single interactive command-line program with saved profiles and keyring-backed secret storage.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in March 2021, and the first v0.1.0 tag points to a May 2021 commit. The README describes the project as an attempt to build a simple, portable database UI that uses Go's ability to ship zero-dependency binaries for multiple platforms.

Adoption history

dblab's adoption is tied to the rise of richer terminal applications: developers who already live in the shell can browse schemas and query databases without moving to a desktop SQL client. The upstream README documents Homebrew, binary releases, and an install/update script, while the documentation site links the project directly to its GitHub repository.

How it is used

Users can start dblab interactively, pass connection flags, provide a connection URL, load .dblab.yaml configuration, or reuse saved profiles. Recent documentation describes passwords stored in the operating system keyring while non-secret profile data is written under $XDG_CONFIG_HOME.

Why package nerds care

dblab matters to package users because it is a modern TUI database client with broad database support and a small operational footprint. It stands in the same package-manager mental shelf as lazygit-style terminal apps: one binary, cross-platform releases, and enough UI to avoid opening a heavyweight desktop client.

Timeline

2021: Official GitHub repository was created.
2021: v0.1.0 tag appears in the official repository.
2024: README documents v0.18.0-era configuration format guidance and later SSL config support.
Present: Official documentation is published at dblab.app.

Related projects

dblab is related to terminal UI tools and database clients such as psql, mysql clients, SQLite shells, and graphical SQL browsers, but it focuses on a unified interactive TUI across several database engines.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:database,client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./.dblab.yaml~/.dblab.yaml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.dblab.yaml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dblab/dblab.json$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dblab/dblab.gob

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dblab`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19

manager version0.50.0

manager updated2026-09-12

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.49.0

https://github.com/danvergara/dblab

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dblab
Version	0.50.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dblab
Homepage	https://dblab.app/
Repository	https://github.com/danvergara/dblab
Upstream docs	https://dblab.app/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/danvergara/dblab/archive/refs/tags/v0.49.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-12T18:07:14Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dblab
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

dblab

nix profile install nixpkgs#dblab

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dblab

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/db/dblab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

dblab

sudo port install dblab

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dblab

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: databases/dblab/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dblab.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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