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Tusk

Native PostgreSQL clients for macOS and Linux.

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Features

macOS

SwiftUI · macOS 14+

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GNOME

GTK4 + libadwaita · Python 3.11+

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Flatpak, AppImage, .deb, .rpm

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Feature	macOS	GNOME
Connections
Named connection profiles	✓	✓
Password / keyring storage	✓	✓
SSH tunnel	✓	✓
Test connection before saving	✓	✓
Read-only mode	✓	✓
PostgreSQL URI import	✓	✓
SSL/TLS toggle	✓	—
Multiple simultaneous connections	✓	—
Color tag per connection	✓	—
Import from .pgpass	—	✓
Copy connection as URI	—	✓
Superuser role badge	—	✓
Schema Browser
Schema → table tree sidebar	✓	✓
Views, Enums, Sequences, Functions	✓	✓
Table size display	✓	✓
Database switcher	✓	✓
Rename / truncate / drop table	✓	✓
New Table wizard	✓	—
Live filter bar	—	✓
Create / rename / drop schema	—	✓
Role browser	—	✓
Table Inspector
Columns tab	✓	✓
Add / rename / edit / drop columns	✓	✓
Keys / constraints tab	✓	✓
Relations tab	✓	✓
Indexes tab	✓	✓
Triggers tab	✓	✓
DDL tab	✓	✓
Relations radial graph	✓	—
Add constraint	—	✓
Create index with type / CONCURRENTLY	—	✓
Data Browser
Paginated data grid	✓	✓
Column text filter	✓	✓
Sortable columns	✓	✓
Insert new rows	✓	✓
Edit existing rows	✓	✓
Delete rows	✓	✓
Copy as CSV / JSON / INSERT	✓	✓
Export full table to file	✓	✓
Resizable columns (persisted)	✓	—
JSON/JSONB tree view	✓	—
NULL indicators	—	✓
Pinned / frozen columns	—	✓
Configurable page size	—	✓
SQL Editor
Syntax highlighting	✓	✓
Run All	✓	✓
Run Selected / at cursor	✓	✓
EXPLAIN / EXPLAIN ANALYZE	✓	✓
Multi-statement execution with log	✓	✓
File-backed auto-save	✓	✓
Query history	✓	✓
Per-tab connection picker	✓	—
Cancel running query	—	✓
Toggle line comment	—	✓
File Explorer
Filesystem sidebar for .sql files	✓	✓
Inline create / rename / delete	✓	✓
Remembers last location	✓	✓
Activity Monitor
Active session viewer	✓	—
Cancel query / terminate backend	✓	—
Appearance
Font family & size settings	✓	✓
System dark / light mode	—	✓

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Screenshots — macOS

Screenshots — GNOME