Dora docs
Connect to any database, browse and edit data, write SQL or ORM queries, and visualize your schema, all from one desktop client.
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