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MySQL

Guides to the commands you look up most, free browser tools, and a native Mac client for when you would rather see your schema than type SHOW TABLES again.

Guides

The commands people look up most, with the parts the one-line answers leave out.

SHOW TABLES, SHOW DATABASES and DESCRIBE

Listing tables, databases, columns and users, why SHOW DATABASES can show fewer than you expect, and when to use information_schema instead.

Free tools

Browser-based, nothing to install, nothing uploaded.

SQL formatterFree

Paste messy SQL, get readable SQL. Supports MySQL syntax alongside PostgreSQL, SQL Server and SQLite.

The app

FluentDB is the native macOS client.

MySQL client for Mac

A native Mac GUI for MySQL with an AI co-pilot, inline row editing, and a schema-aware SQL editor.

MySQL Workbench alternative

How FluentDB compares with MySQL Workbench, including where Workbench wins.

phpMyAdmin alternative

A native desktop client instead of a web app that needs a server to run.

HeidiSQL alternative

A real Mac app, rather than running HeidiSQL through Wine.

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