The SQL client that pounces on your data.

A fast, native macOS client for Azure SQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite — with an AI assistant that doesn’t just write queries, it diagrams your schema and charts your results. Ships with a demo database, so you can start querying in seconds.

Install with Homebrew See the AI in action

brew trust pounceapps/tap
brew install --cask pounceapps/tap/pouncesql

Why PounceSQL

Why you'd use it.

If you touch more than one database and want AI that actually understands your data — not a generic chatbot bolted onto a results grid.

One client for every database

Azure SQL, SQL Server, Postgres and SQLite in a single native app — stop juggling Azure Data Studio, pgAdmin and a SQLite browser. Pin them all to one tree and switch instantly.

AI that knows your schema

Ask in plain English. PounceSQL reads your live catalog, writes correct SQL, runs it, and turns the answer into a chart, a Mermaid ER diagram, or a plain-English summary — right beside the editor.

Safe with real data

Read-only by default — non-SELECT statements run only when you allow them. Use OpenAI/Anthropic, a local Ollama model, or your org's gateway, with a PHI-safe indicator so you always know what's cleared.

Four engines, one client

Azure SQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL & SQLite.

Native drivers for each — Azure AD / SQL / NTLM / Kerberos auth for SQL Server, full Postgres support, and zero-config SQLite. Pin databases to the tree and switch instantly.

Azure SQL

Azure AD login, per-database pinning, and a guided connect wizard.

SQL Server

On-prem 2017–2025+, with SQL, NTLM or Kerberos authentication.

PostgreSQL

Full Postgres support over pgx — including AWS RDS & Aurora with your AWS login (IAM), no password.

SQLite

Open any .db file instantly. A demo music database is built in.

PounceSQL database tree — Every connection pinned to the tree — Azure SQL, SQL Server, Postgres and SQLite side by side.

The AI assistant

It writes the query, explains the data, and draws the picture.

Ask in plain English. PounceSQL knows your schema, so it writes correct SQL, runs it, and turns the answer into a chart, a Mermaid diagram, or a clean summary — right next to your editor.

Which artists have the most plays? Chart it.

Top artists by total plays:
1. The Midnight Runners — 357,380
2. Aurora Skies — 181,025
3. Neon Cascade — 90,850

Rendered as a bar chart in the results panel. Want it by album instead?

Diagram how the tables relate.

Here’s the schema — artists → albums → tracks — as a Mermaid ER diagram. Foreign keys drawn from the live catalog.

PounceSQL AI assistant with a chart — The assistant answers with charts and diagrams, not just text.

Charts your results

Bar, line and pie charts generated from the rows the query returns.

Diagrams your schema

Mermaid ER diagrams and flowcharts drawn from the live catalog.

KPIs & summaries

Headline numbers and plain-English readouts from a result set.

Bring your own AI

OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, or your own gateway.

No lock-in. Point PounceSQL at a direct API key, a local Ollama model, or a corporate AI gateway — with per-provider profiles and a model switcher. A PHI-safe indicator shows when your model is cleared for sensitive data.

Direct API

OpenAI or Anthropic keys, stored encrypted in the macOS keychain.

Local (Ollama)

Run models entirely on your machine — nothing leaves your Mac.

AI gateway

Point at your org’s gateway; PHI-OK / no-PHI shown right in the status bar.

Sync via 1Password

Configure your provider once. Push this Mac's AI keys, theme and fonts into a 1Password vault, then pull them on your laptop — pick exactly which items to apply. Keys stay encrypted in 1Password, and nothing is written locally until you confirm the pull.

A closer look

Built for real work.

Query editor — A proper editor — autocomplete, per-engine validation, run a selection.

MCP server panel — A built-in MCP server so Claude Code can drive the whole app.

Connection wizard — A guided wizard for Azure SQL and on-prem SQL Server.

Theme gallery — A dozen editor themes, applied across the whole app.

Open any SQLite file — or the bundled demo database.

Settings — Native full-screen settings: providers, tools, themes and more.

PounceSQL Settings → Sync with the 0.3.118 What’s New notes — Settings → Sync: push your setup to 1Password and pull it on another Mac — What’s New spells out the rest of 0.3.118.

Install

One line, notarized, ready to query.

macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon). Ships with a demo database — no server or login required to start.

brew tap pounceapps/tap
brew trust pounceapps/tap
brew install --cask pouncesql

Or download a notarized .dmg from pounceapps/downloads. Full docs in the wiki.

Under active development. Provided “as is”, without warranty. The AI assistant and MCP tools are read-only by default — non-SELECT statements run only if you enable them. Test against a non-production database first.