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Show HN: Base, an SQLite database editor for macOS

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676 points __bb | 2 comments | 25 Aug 25 14:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

I recently released v3 of Base, my SQLite editor for macOS.

The goal of this app is to provide a comfortable native GUI for SQLite, without it turning into a massive IDE-style app.

The coolest features are

- That it can handle full altering of tables, which is quite finicky to do manually with SQLite.

- It has a more detailed display of column constraints than most editors. Each constraint is shown as an icon if active, with full details available on clicking the icon.

This update also adds support for attaching databases, which is a bit fiddly with macOS sandboxing.

I'd love to hear any feedback or answer any questions.

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joao ◴[25 Aug 25 19:50 UTC] No.45018192[source]▶
Customer here, from previous versions. Could you expand on the reasoning of not offering an upgrade price? Is it just to messy nowadays on the technical side, especially with the Mac App Store?

Will be upgrading in the future, congratulations on the launch!

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1. __bb ◴[25 Aug 25 20:24 UTC] No.45018548[source]▶
There’s two main reasons. One is that this is the first paid update in 14 years. The second is that it’s just such a pain to do that on the App Store and I don’t want to have a two-tier system. I’ve tried to strike a balance on the price bearing this in mind.
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2. joao ◴[25 Aug 25 22:40 UTC] No.45020026[source]▶
Understood, thank you!