Dora is a native desktop SQL client. It connects to local files, hosted databases, and team infrastructure, then gives you a fast table browser, a SQL console with autocomplete, type-safe ORM runners, a schema diagram, and an AI assistant, in one window.

New here? Start with the getting started walkthrough, then install Dora for your platform.

Connect a database

Dora connects to any PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, CockroachDB, SQLite, DuckDB, or libSQL host. Paste a connection string and Dora detects the engine and SSL mode automatically. See connection basics.

Provider-specific guides:

• Supabase
• Neon
• Vercel Postgres
• Railway
• Render
• Fly.io
• Aiven
• DigitalOcean
• Crunchy Bridge
• Timescale
• AWS RDS
• Azure Database
• Google Cloud SQL
• YugabyteDB
• CockroachDB Cloud
• TiDB Cloud
• PlanetScale
• Turso

Guides

Working with data:

• Data Studio: browse, filter, edit, and import rows
• SQL Console: run queries, autocomplete, history
• Schema Visualizer: an ERD of your database
• Charts: visualize query results
• Export: CSV, JSON, and SQL
• Live change monitoring: watch a table update

ORMs:

• ORM Cockpit: schema drift and migration preview
• ORM Runners: run Drizzle and Prisma queries

Productivity:

• Command Palette & shortcuts
• AI Assistant: SQL help with Groq, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or Ollama
• Docker Manager: run local database containers

Reference

• API reference: Tauri commands and events
• Shared types: TypeScript interfaces for backend data
• Dora runner: the Go CLI/TUI for builds, releases, and CI
• Credentials & security: how Dora stores secrets