Stack

Everything DearSQL is built on.

Core

- C++20 — std::format, ranges, concepts.
- CMake — Build system (≥ 3.23).
- vcpkg — Dependency manager for third-party libraries.

UI

- Dear ImGui — Immediate-mode GUI — every pixel of the app.
- imgui-node-editor — Node graph widget for schema diagrams.
- IconFontCppHeaders — C++ headers for icon fonts.
- stb_image — PNG decoding for embedded database icons.

Rendering

- Metal — GPU backend on macOS.
- OpenGL — GPU backend on Linux.
- DirectX 11 — GPU backend on Windows.

Database drivers

- sqlite3 — SQLite, bundled.
- libpq — PostgreSQL and Redshift.
- MariaDB Connector/C — MySQL and MariaDB.
- mongocxx — MongoDB C++ driver.
- hiredis + hiredis_ssl — Redis with TLS.
- FreeTDS — Microsoft SQL Server.
- Oracle ODPI-C — Oracle OCI wrapper.

SQL tooling

- tree-sitter — Incremental parser for syntax highlighting.
- tree-sitter-sql — SQL grammar.
- tree-sitter-json — JSON grammar for MongoDB editor.
- sql-parser — SQL parser for formatting and static analysis.
- csv2 — Fast CSV reader/writer.

Security & networking

- OpenSSL — TLS for every backend.
- system ssh — SSH tunneling via the system ssh binary.

Platform integration

- Sparkle — Auto-update on macOS.
- WinSparkle — Auto-update on Windows.
- AppImage — Self-contained Linux binary + auto-update.

Infrastructure

- spdlog — Fast C++ logging.
- GoogleTest — Test suite for database backends.
- Sentry — Crash and error reporting.
- Polar.sh — License activation and checkout.

This website

- Astro — Static site generator.
- Tailwind CSS — Styling.
- Bun — Package manager and runtime.
- Cloudflare Workers — Hosting and edge runtime.