install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install rainfrog

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#rainfrog

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S rainfrog

Arch Linux sync databases · rainfrog · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/rainfrog

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/rainfrog.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Database management TUI for PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQLite

Project links

Commands and aliases

rainfrog

history

Project history and usage

rainfrog is a cross-platform terminal user interface for browsing and querying PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite databases.

Project history

rainfrog was developed as a lightweight terminal database-management interface supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.

Adoption history

rainfrog is available through Homebrew, Nix, Arch Linux packaging, Scoop, Cargo, and the project's installation script, giving the young TUI a cross-platform package footprint.

How it is used

Users select or describe a database connection, browse database objects, compose SQL, inspect results, and use query history and favorites from the terminal.

The README documents rainfrog_config.toml for customization. Database passwords may optionally be saved in the operating system's keychain; this is not a credentials file, so no credentials-file location is reported.

Why package nerds care

rainfrog applies the modern Rust terminal-UI pattern to relational database work, offering a single keyboard-driven interface across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.

Its configurable keybindings and platform-aware configuration and keychain behavior make it especially relevant to terminal-first database users.

Timeline

Early project: rainfrog established a unified TUI for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.
Subsequent adoption: The project became available through multiple Unix-like and Windows package channels.

Related projects

PostgreSQL
MySQL
SQLite
Ratatui

Sources

https://github.com/achristmascarl/rainfrog#readme
source_facts.package-manager

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,sql

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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.

Linux: $RAINFROG_CONFIG/rainfrog_config.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/<project_path>/rainfrog_config.toml~/.config/<project_path>/rainfrog_config.toml
macOS: $RAINFROG_CONFIG/rainfrog_config.toml~/Library/Application Support/<project_path>/rainfrog_config.toml
Windows: %RAINFROG_CONFIG%\rainfrog_config.toml%LOCALAPPDATA%\<project_path>\config\rainfrog_config.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Linux: .env (current directoryan ancestor)$RAINFROG_CONFIG/rainfrog_config.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/rainfrog/rainfrog_config.toml~/.config/rainfrog/rainfrog_config.toml
macOS: .env (current directoryan ancestor)$RAINFROG_CONFIG/rainfrog_config.toml~/Library/Application Support/dev.rainfrog.rainfrog/rainfrog_config.toml
Windows: .env (current directoryan ancestor)%RAINFROG_CONFIG%\rainfrog_config.toml%LOCALAPPDATA%\rainfrog\rainfrog\config\rainfrog_config.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`rainfrog`	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 version0.4.5

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.4.5

https://github.com/achristmascarl/rainfrog

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:rainfrog
Version	0.4.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rainfrog
Homepage	https://github.com/achristmascarl/rainfrog
Repository	https://github.com/achristmascarl/rainfrog
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/achristmascarl/rainfrog/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.5.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T20:33:26Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	rainfrog
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%

rainfrog

nix profile install nixpkgs#rainfrog

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rainfrog

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

pacman95%

rainfrog 0.4.5-1

A database management TUI for Postgres

https://github.com/achristmascarl/rainfrog

sudo pacman -S rainfrog

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Rainfrog

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: rainfrog from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/rainfrog

scoop install main/rainfrog

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rainfrog

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rainfrog.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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/rainfrog.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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