PgNative
A fast, lightweight PostgreSQL client for Mac & Windows.
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A fast, lightweight PostgreSQL client for Mac & Windows.
19 followers
Stop renting your DB tools. PgNative is a high-performance PostgreSQL client built with Rust and Tauri. It’s ultra-lightweight (under 10MB), memory-efficient, and runs natively on Apple Silicon, Intel, and Windows. No subscriptions, just speed.
Ekamoira GSC MCP
Under 10MB for a Postgres GUI is kinda wild… how’re you handling the usual heavy stuff like schema browsing + query history without it turning into a memory hog?
@amitpsharma
Good question. The small size mostly comes from being very intentional about scope and architecture.
PgNative doesn’t try to be a “do everything” database client. It focuses on the workflows people hit most often: querying, browsing tables, and inspecting schemas. Anything that would require a lot of background state or long-running caches is either loaded on demand or kept minimal.
For schema browsing, metadata is fetched lazily instead of preloading entire schemas. Query history is stored locally in a lightweight way and only loaded when you actually open it, not kept resident in memory all the time.
The other big factor is avoiding Electron and heavy embedded runtimes. Being native keeps memory usage predictable and low by default, instead of fighting a browser engine.
So it’s less about magic optimization and more about deliberate constraints: smaller scope, lazy loading, and native foundations.