Desktop App

Layerbase Desktop

20+ engines · 3 platforms · 18 themes

A beautiful GUI for managing all your local databases. Create, query, backup, and monitor PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and more. No terminal required.

Built for developers

Every feature designed to make database management fast and painless.

Multi-engine management

Create, start, stop, and delete containers for 20+ database engines from one interface.

Query workspace

Multi-tab editor with syntax highlighting, real-time results, sorting, filtering, and copy-to-clipboard.

Command palette

Keyboard-driven navigation with Cmd+K. Fast access to all actions, containers, and settings.

System tray

Quick access from your menu bar. Toggle containers on/off, view status, get notifications.

18 themes

VS Code-compatible theme system with dark and light modes. Live preview and instant switching.

Auto-updates

Background update detection and download. Seamless upgrades with a single click.

Backup & restore

Create database snapshots and restore from backups. One-click data safety.

One-click actions

Copy connection URLs, view logs, clone containers, and more, all from the sidebar.

Remote databases

Link cloud-hosted databases and manage them alongside local containers.

Make it yours

Ship with 18 built-in themes and full support for custom themes. Uses the same JSON format as VS Code, so thousands of community themes work out of the box.

Layerbase Desktop theme settings showing 18 built-in themes including One Dark Pro, Dracula, Catppuccin Mocha, Tokyo Night, and more

20 databases, one app

Every engine that SpinDB supports, right in the GUI.

PostgreSQLMySQLMariaDBSQLiteCockroachDBMongoDBFerretDBCouchDBSurrealDBRedisValkeyClickHouseDuckDBMeilisearchQdrantQuestDBInfluxDBTypeDBWeaviateTigerBeetle

Available everywhere

Native installers for every major operating system.

macOS

Universal binary (Intel + Apple Silicon)

DMG installer

Windows

Windows 10+

NSIS installer + portable EXE

Linux

Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL

.deb and .rpm packages

How it works

Layerbase Desktop wraps the SpinDB CLI in a native shell, giving you a visual interface over the same powerful engine.

Layerbase DesktopSpinDB CLINative DB Process

Try Layerbase Desktop

Download the app and have your first database running in under a minute. Free for personal use.