drawDB
AGPL-3.0 browser ER diagram editor and SQL generator
Databases / Data · AGPL-3.0 · 40.1k
Reviewed 2026-10-18 · last push 2026-10-15 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
AGPL-3.0 (drawdb-io/drawdb), developed since 2023. Use the hosted app at drawdb.app or self-host with Docker; diagrams are stored locally in your browser, and sharing is optional through a small server you configure. Exports to SQL for several databases plus images and JSON. ★~40.1k.
The Catch
It has no tagged releases, so self-hosters build from main. Diagrams live in browser storage by default, so export them or you can lose them. It designs schemas; it does not connect to a live database to reverse-engineer or apply changes. AGPL-3.0 if you offer a modified version as a service.
Verdict
The fastest way to sketch a schema and get SQL out — not a database admin tool.
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