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Dev tools · October 30, 2018

DrawSQL

Better entity relationship diagrams for your database

DrawSQL launched on October 30, 2018 with 246 votes, #78 of 2,827 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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What it does

drawSQL is a simple, beautiful database diagram editor for developers to 🚧 create, 💬 collaborate and 👀 visualize their entity relationship diagrams.

Import your SQL and get an interactive schema diagram — real-time collaboration, driver-aware types, team reviews. Free, no signup.

The database schema diagram tool where teams design, review, and evolve together. Review, generate, rename — all grounded in the schema you're looking at. Visually organize by domain. Add notes. 80 tables stays navigable. Plan together on the live diagram — not an outdated screenshot from last week. Import your SQL and get a schema diagram that shows how everything connects. Reason about changes in context — not in migration files, a stale screenshot, or someone's head. Ready for docs, planning meetings, and onboarding — without rearranging boxes for an hour. Paste CREATE TABLE statements and get a diagram you can actually work with. Get DDL for MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server. Or…from drawsql.app

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