You come from the MySQL background and were being a fan the GUI tool MySQL Workbench built by the MySQL team at Oracle. Now you are working with PostgreSQL but you hate the clumsy pgAdmin. You want to use MySQL Workbench for PostgreSQL.

Well, you can’t. That’s why it’s called MySQL Workbench.

A better solution is to find an alternative to MySQL Workbench that can be used for PostgreSQL.

You need a GUI Client for PostgreSQL that:

  • Can be able to connect, browse, query, edit and save your database seamlessly.
  • Has high performance.
  • Has a simple and clean user interface.
  • Is compatible with all version of PostgreSQL

Then you should try TablePlus.

TablePlus has everything you need for a database GUI client:

  1. It was built natively to take advantage of the native elements of the operating system and deliver the best performance possible.
  2. It’s lightweight and doesn’t use much resources.
  3. It has an intuitive user interface which works as you expected. It’s simple and easy to use that you don’t need to spend much time figuring out how it works.
  4. Other than a great support for PostgreSQL, TablePlus also supports multiple databases such as MySQL, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Redis, CockroachDB, Oracle, Cassandra, Amazon Redshift…

TablePlus was designed to make database management hassle-free.

You can work with data table in a spreadsheet-like view.

Table data

And edit database structure too.

TablePlus Edit Structure

A smart SQL editor to boost your productivity.

TablePlus SQL Editor

Data Filter to quickly see what you need.

TablePlus Filter

History and Keyword Binding Favorite to quickly call frequently used queries

TablePlus Favorite

Code review to stay in control of what’s happening.

TablePlus Code Review

Export - Import CSV to quickly populate your database.

TablePlus Import CSV

Dark theme for maximum concentration.

TablePlus Dark Theme

Any many more…

But that’s enough said, why don’t you try the app and get a feel for yourself. It’s free anyway.

Download TablePlus here.