I made an online DBER diagram editor and SQL generator
Free online database schema design tool. Draw entity-relationship diagrams, generate SQL for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB, SQL Server & Oracle, import/export DBML, and collaborate on data models in real time.
I made an online DBER diagram editor and SQL generator launched on March 1, 2024 with 13 votes, #1,334 of 4,270 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
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DrawDB is an online database diagram editor and SQL generator launched in March 2024. It allows developers to visually design database schemas and automatically generate SQL code from their diagrams. The tool is designed for software developers and database architects who need to plan and document their database structures. It runs directly in the browser, making it accessible without installation.
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The visual database schema tool for clear, fast, collaborative design. drawDB is, and stays, free and open source. Sponsors are what make that sustainable. Help keep it independent and moving fast. Every tier counts. drawDB speaks every major dialect — design once, then generate clean DDL for the database you actually ship on. Build diagrams with a few clicks, customize your editor, and generate clean DDL for your dialect. drawDB is fully open source. Clone the repo, bring it up with Docker, and keep every diagram behind your own firewall — no vendor lock-in, no data leaving your network. DrawDB is a robust and user-friendly database entity relationship editor right in your browser. Build…from drawdb.vercel.app
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Online database diagram editor2024 · github.com · ▲311Hey all! I released drawDB about a month ago and now it's open source. I hope you find it useful. If you want to check out the app you can go to https://drawdb.vercel.app/ . Thank you:)
DrawDB – open-source online database diagram editor (a retro)2025 · drawdb.app · ▲263One year ago I open-sourced my very first 'real' project and shared it here. I was a college student in my senior year and desperately looking for a job. At the time of sharing it i couldn't even afford a domain and naively let someone buy the one i had my eyes on lol. It's been a hell of a year with this blowing up, me moving to another country, and switching 2 jobs. In a year we somehow managed to hit 26k stars, grow a 1000+ person discord community, and support 37 languages. I couldn't be more grateful for the community that helped this grow, but now i don't know what direction to take…

Visualize database schemas with a single query2024 · github.com · ▲227Hey HN! We are Jonathan & Guy, and we are happy to share a project we’ve been working on. ChartDB is a tool to help developers and data analysts quickly visualize database schemas by generating ER diagrams with just one query. A unique feature of our product is AI-Powered export for easy migration. You can give it a try at https://chartdb.io and find the source code on GitHub. Next steps ---> More AI. We’d love feedback :)
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Last year we launched ChartDB OSS (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44972238) - an open-source tool that generates ER diagrams from your database (via query/sql/dbml) without needing direct DB access. Now we’re launching the ChartDB Agent. It helps you design databases from scratch or make schema changes with natural language. You can: - Generate schemas by simply describing them in plain English - Brainstorm new tables, columns, and relationships with AI - Iterate visually in a diagram (ERD) - Deterministically export SQL script Try it out here -…

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