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Dev tools · June 5, 2023

SQLPage – Build Dynamic Websites with Just SQL Queries

Hey Hacker News! I wanted to share the open source project I have been working on during the last year: SQLPage, a tool to build small web applications entirely in SQL. Building web applications with just SQL isn't as crazy as it seems. Most simple applications can be expressed declaratively as just data queries that fill pre-defined web components. I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts on it. Would you potentially use it? How can it be improved? Website: https://sql.ophir.dev/ Github: https://github.com/lovasoa/SQLpage Example app:…

SQLPage – Build Dynamic Websites with Just SQL Queries launched on June 5, 2023 with 45 votes, #1,486 of 4,655 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

In plain words

SQLPage is an open source tool that lets developers build small web applications using only SQL queries. Instead of writing separate frontend and backend code, users write SQL queries that populate pre-built web components to create functional applications. The tool is designed for developers who want to express web applications declaratively through data queries rather than traditional programming approaches.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Build interactive websites and apps with only SQL queries. SQLPage is an open-source tool to generate nice user interfaces on top of traditional databases. Maps, charts, tables, forms, and dashboards - without traditional web programming.

Instant web interfaces for your database. Free and open-source. Turn simple SQL queries into beautiful, dynamic web applications. Create navigatable interfaces with maps , charts , tables , forms , grids , dashboards , and more. Batteries included. Build fast applications, quickly. You spend one afternoon building your first app. Then it loads instantly for everyone forever. You can teach yourself enough SQL to query and edit a database through SQLPage in a weekend. Focus on your data, we'll handle optimizations and security . SQL queries sort, filter, and aggregate millions of rows in milliseconds. No more slow spreadsheet formulas or memory limitations. Your app remains smooth and…from sql.ophir.dev

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey Hacker News! I wanted to share the open source project I have been working on during the last year: SQLPage, a tool to build small web applications entirely in SQL. Building web applications with just SQL isn't as crazy as it seems. Most simple applications can be expressed declaratively as just data queries that…

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