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Doesn't matter though, works like a charm.", "context": "", "use_case": "SQL database management", "switched_from": "MySQL Workbench", "story": "HeidiSQL \u2013 Lightweight MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite Manager"}, {"id": 773143344, "item_id": 48321459, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48321459", "by": "tclancy", "date": "2026-05-29", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "one of those pieces of open source that was so vital to my career when contracting", "excerpt": "It\u2019s been a long time since I used it but it\u2019s one of those pieces of open source that was so vital to my career when contracting I treated it like I had an annual subscription to pay each year.", "context": "former contractor", "use_case": "database work while contracting", "switched_from": "", "story": "HeidiSQL \u2013 Lightweight MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite Manager"}, {"id": 773136866, "item_id": 48321054, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48321054", "by": "articsputnik", "date": "2026-05-29", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "But HeidiSQL and DBeaver are great, and open source", "excerpt": "I use neovim for querying my databases with DBUI and tpope dadbod :) https://www.ssp.sh/brain/query-databases-in-vim-vim-dadbod/ But HeidiSQL and DBeaver are great, and open source (DBeaver even has a vim integration too;)", "context": "", "use_case": "database management", "switched_from": "", "story": "HeidiSQL \u2013 Lightweight MariaDB, MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite Manager"}, {"id": 761988434, "item_id": 47624277, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47624277", "by": "gethly", "date": "2026-04-03", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "HeidiSQL and MariaDB for SQL.", "excerpt": "Stuck with GoLand. I hate the company, use maybe 5% of the features, but there is nothing better out there. FileZilla for FTP. HeidiSQL and MariaDB for SQL. 1Remote for multi-session SSH. KeePass for passwords, keys, configuration files or any sensitive data. Occasionally I use Notepad++, VS Codium or Zed when I need to.", "context": "", "use_case": "SQL client", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What is your dev set up like?"}, {"id": 743074824, "item_id": 46442176, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46442176", "by": "gethly", "date": "2025-12-30", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "heidisql for db ui", "excerpt": "bitbucket for git hosting trello for ideas and tasks jetbrains ide(i hate the company and their pricing model but I like the tool) filezilla for sftp 1remote for multi-window ssh keepass for secrets Go for programming Quasar for web front-end git bash for windows shell heidisql for db ui notepad++/vs codium/zed for simple editing", "context": "", "use_case": "database UI", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What do you use to manage your coding projects?"}]}