GoKawiilIntroducing databow
TL;DR databow is a new open source command-line tool for querying any database that has an ADBC driver. Built in Rust, databow gives you one fast, modern interface to the SQL systems across your entire data stack. Install it with uv tool install databow .
In a typical day, a data engineer might query a local embedded database, a distributed cloud data warehouse, and an enterprise relational database server—each with its own CLI. psql , mysql , snowsql , bq , sqlite3 : different flags, different output formats, different quirks. Switching between them means relearning syntax and reformatting results. GUI tools exist, but they’re heavyweight and pull you out of the terminal.
What if one fast, modern CLI could connect to any database?
Meet databow
Today, we’re excited to introduce databow—an open source command-line tool for querying databases with ADBC (Arrow Database Connectivity).
databow is built in Rust for fast queries and a small footprint. It connects to any database that has an ADBC driver, giving you one unified interface for the SQL systems across your entire data stack.
What databow can do
Connect to 30+ databases
databow works with any database that has an ADBC driver. That includes:
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