Features

The key features are:

• Cross-platform support for macOS/Linux/Windows (32/64-bit)
• Simple installation (distributed as a single binary)
• Zero dependencies.
• Vim-style query editor (normal and insert modes, line-oriented editing commands).
• Multi-query execution: write multiple SQL statements separated by ; and run them concurrently with results in separate tabs.
• Single-query execution: execute only the query on the current cursor line with ctrl+r, without running other statements in the editor.
• Connection profiles with secure credential storage in the OS keyring.
• Query history: executed queries are automatically saved and can be browsed or re-used from a searchable list.
• Read-only mode: use --readonly to prevent accidental writes by forcing the database session into read-only mode (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, and SQL Server).
• Schema switching: press ctrl+s to pick the active schema from a filterable list without restarting the app (PostgreSQL and Oracle, when no schema was pinned at startup); the active schema is always shown in the status bar.
• Built-in help modal: press ? to display a help overlay showing all available key bindings; press Esc to dismiss it.
• Full-screen mode: press alt+f to expand the focused query editor or result set panel to fill the terminal; press Esc to exit.
• Per-panel key bindings: the query editor, the sidebar tree, the result set panel and the panel navigation each have their own section in .dblab.yaml, so every panel can be rebound independently.