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brew install dbml-cli

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overview

Package summary

Convert DBML file to SQL and vice versa

Project links

Commands and aliases

db2dbml
dbml2sql
sql2dbml

history

Project history and usage

DBML CLI is the command-line packaging of DBML, the open-source Database Markup Language maintained by Holistics for describing database schemas in a readable, database-agnostic DSL.

Project history

DBML grew out of dbdiagram.io, which Holistics says it started in August 2018 after failing to find a database-structure design tool it liked. The syntax behind dbdiagram.io was later separated into DBML after a year of real-world use.

Adoption history

Holistics reports that the original dbdiagram.io syntax reached more than 100,000 diagrams created by 60,000 users before DBML was formalized, and the DBML site reported 2.5 million DBML docs and 1.4 million users across dbdiagram.io and dbdocs.io as of February 2025.

How it is used

The CLI converts DBML to SQL, SQL to DBML, and live database schemas to DBML, giving package users a local way to keep database diagrams, docs, and SQL DDL in a repo-friendly text format.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, dbml-cli is a compact bridge between schema-as-code workflows and visual/documentation tools: it exposes DBML as shell commands such as dbml2sql, sql2dbml, and db2dbml instead of tying the workflow to a hosted UI.

Timeline

2018: Holistics begins dbdiagram.io and the syntax that becomes DBML.
2019: DBML is formalized after a year of dbdiagram.io usage.
2025: Official DBML statistics report 2.5 million docs and 1.4 million users.

Related projects

DBML is tied to dbdiagram.io, dbdocs.io, RunSQL, and the @dbml/core JavaScript package, with community parsers and editor plugins listed by the official project.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dbml-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

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

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`db2dbml`	cli	global executable
`dbml2sql`	cli	global executable
`sql2dbml`	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 generated2026-07-08

manager version8.3.0

manager updated2026-07-08

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.dbml.org/cli/

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dbml-cli
Version	8.3.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dbml-cli
Homepage	https://www.dbml.org/cli/
Repository	https://github.com/holistics/dbml
Upstream docs	https://dbml.dbdiagram.io/cli
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/@dbml/cli/-/cli-8.3.0.tgz
Last updated	2026-07-08T06:18:27Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	node
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	dbml-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

package graph

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

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combined/dbml-cli.yml

Used sources

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cross-ecosystem install command graph
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package relationship graph
package version freshness
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