# Install dblab with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix Database client every command-line junkie deserves. Version 0.43.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dblab ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dblab ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install dblab ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: databases/dblab/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dblab ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/db/dblab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dblab - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.43.0 - **Source summary:** Database client every command-line junkie deserves - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T09:46:03Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dblab (cli) - dblab (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.43.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/danvergara/dblab - Upstream latest detected: v0.43.0 (current) ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - dblab: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/db/dblab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - dblab: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: databases/dblab/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dbmate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dbmate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, mysql, postgresql. - [harlequin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/harlequin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, database-client, developer-tools, tui. - [litecli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/litecli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, database-client, developer-tools, sqlite. - [pgcli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pgcli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, database-client, developer-tools, postgresql. - [chdig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chdig/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, tui. - [dbhash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dbhash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sqlite. - [libpq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, postgresql. - [mongosh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mongosh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, database-client, developer-tools. - [sqlx-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlx-cli/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, command-line, database, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dblab.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dblab.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph