• Stable release: 0.9.3
  • December 30, 2020


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  • One year of pandemic: How it affected me and this project
    A small story on how complicated was 2020 and all problems it is still causing.

    Feb
    25

    Today, you not going to read about new features, bug fixes, and changes on pgModeler. Today, I decided to write this post to share a little bit of my personal life and all the problems I'm facing since this damn pandemic has started one year ago, at the same time I explain the important decision I took that will affect pgModeler for some time in 2021.

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  • Project overview
    Some reasons to use pgModeler

    Easy to use

    Create and edit database models easily with a simple and intuitive interface. The forms indicate which fields must be filled to provide the correct generation of SQL code.

    Open source

    Get, modify, and redistribute the source code without any charge. This project has a public repository that allows forks and full access to the source code. Developers can create their own versions from the existing code.

    Multiplatform

    Built on top of the Qt framework, pgModeler can be compiled on Windows, Linux and macOS. The build scripts are easily configurable to resolve specific dependencies on each operating system.

    Dynamic code generation

    Design once and export to multiple versions. With its dynamic code generation, pgModeler can export the designed models to different versions of PostgreSQL (currently from 9.x to 13.x).

    Plug-ins support

    Missing some functionality? Use the plug-in development interface and create your own extension for pgModeler without change a single line of the core code. See the official plug-ins repository for more details.

    Collaborative development

    Developer or not, you can collaborate! Give your feedback with suggestions for improvements, submit UI translations, report bugs, and much more via pgModeler's page at GitHub.

    Screenshots
    See what pgModeler is capable of

    Found a nasty bug? Report it and help to improve the tool.
    Keep track of all changes done in your model through the executed operations history
    The Design view where all the magic of data modeling happens
    Have a huge model? Need to find a specific object? We present you the object finder!
    Keep synchronized both model and database with the diff tool
    Have a broken model? Don
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  • Main features
    Surely pgModeler can be integrated into your development toolset

    Handle several types of objects with an easy interface

    pgModeler supports the creation of the most basic object like a simple column as well as advanced objects like user-defined languages, functions, operators, and many others with easy-to-use forms.

    Automatic generation of columns and constraints

    With the column propagation mechanism, pgModeler automatically creates all columns and constraints as the user links tables using the available relationship objects avoiding repetitive tasks and improving productivity.

    Export models in five different ways

    pgModeler can export the models to a SQL script, to a PNG image, to an SVG file, in the form of a data dictionary in HTML format, or directly to a PostgreSQL server.

    Generate models from existing databases

    With the reverse engineering process, pgModeler can create reliable models based upon existing databases.

    XML based files

    As an open-source tool, pgModeler gives complete access to its source code and the contents of any generated file. All created files are XML based, which means the user can handle them in third party software.

    Restore previous work in case of failure

    In case of unexpected quit, the user doesn't lose all the work because pgModeler stores temporary models with the most recent changes and will restore them in the next startup.

    Model structure validation and automatic fixes

    To avoid breaking references and/or rules during design time and when exporting the model to PostgreSQL, pgModeler validates models from time to time. This validation feature produces an almost error-free database model.

    Customizable features

    With an extensive set of configurations, pgModeler gives the user the freedom to customize most of its features.

    Generate SQL scripts to synchronize both model and database

    Through the diff feature, the user can generate SQL scripts based on the differences between a model and database, or between two databases. The script contains the needed commands to keep synchronized the involved entities.

    Manage existing databases

    pgModeler provides a simplistic yet helpful database management module where it is possible to run SQL commands, explore the objects, and handle data.

    Command-line interface to automate processes

    The CLI offers a good set of operations that do not require the GUI to be running. One of these features is the export process that can be integrated into third party scripts to automate deployment processes. Another useful feature is the model file fix, which consists of repairing a model's structure to make it loadable again (this feature is also available in the GUI). Many other operations are available too.

    Additional features

    Other important features are the object finder for large models, the plugin development interface, support to geospatial data types (as implemented by PostGiS 2.x extension), translatable user interface, and many others.
    More at documentation

  • Let's help pgModeler?
    Donate to keep alive the development

    pgModeler is brought to you thanks to a great effort to create and distribute a quality product. This project is reaching out to levels of maturity never imagined. All this is the result of joint work between its author and the open source community. The software has a long way to go yet, and with your help, we'll keep maintaining a good job and bringing new improvements in each release. If you did like pgModeler and think it deserves a contribution. Note that donations don't grant access to binary packages.