What it does

WhoDB puts database work in one place. You connect it to a database, then browse tables in a grid, edit records, run queries in a scratchpad and view how tables relate to each other. It runs in a browser and can be self-hosted with Docker, and there are also desktop and terminal versions. The AI side is optional. If you turn it on, you choose the provider yourself, either a local one such as Ollama or LM Studio or a hosted one such as OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini, and then ask questions in plain English. The command-line version also includes an MCP server for use with AI tools. The community edition covers many databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch and ClickHouse, and support differs from one database to the next. A separate commercial self-hosted edition, WhoDB Platform, adds shared projects, SSO, access controls and audit logs.

Capabilities

Spreadsheet-style grid for browsing, filtering and editing data
Interactive graph of tables and their relationships
Query scratchpad with multiple cells, autocomplete and history
Import, export and mock-data generation
Optional plain-English chat with local or hosted AI providers
Terminal interface and MCP server

When to use it

You want a lightweight self-hosted client to inspect a local or team database
You need to understand an unfamiliar schema visually
You want to ask questions about your data in plain English while choosing your own AI provider