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Dev tools · January 19, 2026

Visual Database Schema Designer (Angular 21 and .NET 10)

Hi HN, OP here. I built this because I was frustrated with the current state of DB design tools. They are usually either heavy enterprise desktop apps (like DataGrip/Workbench) or simple drawing tools that don't export usable code. I wanted a "VS Code-like" experience in the browser: dark mode, strict typing, and instant visual feedback. The tech stack is quite aggressive: - Frontend: Angular 21 (Latest). I'm using Signals exclusively for the graph state management to handle 100+ nodes without layout thrashing. - Backend: .NET 10 for DDL generation and schema validation. Current…

Visual Database Schema Designer (Angular 21 and .NET 10) launched on January 19, 2026 with 6 votes, #2,272 of 14,583 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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Hi HN, OP here. I built this because I was frustrated with the current state of DB design tools. They are usually either heavy enterprise desktop apps (like DataGrip/Workbench) or simple drawing tools that don't export usable code. I wanted a "VS Code-like" experience in the browser: dark mode, strict typing…

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