macOS · SwiftUI app
Cortex DB
Your databases, beautifully native.
Cortex DB is a native macOS database client built entirely in Swift with SwiftUI and PostgresNIO — no daemon, no sidecars. Manage connections as glass cards over an animated background, browse schemas, and run SQL with a clean editor and results grid. PostgreSQL today, multi-engine ready.
What it does
Pure-Swift PostgreSQL
Built on PostgresNIO — no libpq, no daemon, no overhead. Just a fast native app.
Connection manager
Organize connections in groups with environment tags and per-connection colors.
SQL editor + grid
Monospaced editor, run with ⌘↵, multi-statement splitting, sticky headers, query timing.
Multi-engine ready
PostgreSQL ships today; a driver protocol keeps MySQL and SQLite on the way.
Specs
- Platform
- macOS 26+
- Engine
- Swift 6.2 + PostgresNIO
- Secrets
- macOS Keychain
- Distribution
- Universal .dmg