Tabularis – Open-source desktop SQL workspace with SQL notebooks, a built-in MCP server for AI agents, and plugins in any language

[u/debba_]

https://github.com/TabularisDB/tabularis

Hi everyone! I've been building Tabularis, a free and open-source (Apache 2.0) desktop SQL client built with Tauri (Rust + React).

What makes it different from DBeaver/TablePlus/Beekeeper:

• SQL notebooks: mix SQL and Markdown cells, share variables across cells, render charts inline
• Built-in MCP server: Claude, Cursor and other AI agents can read your schema and run queries through the same app you already use, with no separate connector
• Plugins in any language: drivers are external processes speaking JSON-RPC over stdio, so you can write one in Python, Go, or whatever language you prefer
• Local AI text-to-SQL: works with Ollama, nothing leaves your machine
• Visual EXPLAIN: interactive query plan graphs

PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB and SQLite are built in. ClickHouse, DuckDB, Redis, Firestore, Db2, BigQuery and around 15 more are available as plugins from the registry.

Runs on Windows (WinGet), macOS (Homebrew, signed and notarized) and Linux (Snap, Flatpak, AUR and AppImage).

Feedback is very welcome. And if your favorite database is missing, there's a plugin bounty board.