While I posted how to install Toad for MySQL Freeware five years ago, I’m always surprised how few people know about it there and consistently updated and improved. You can download Toad for MySQL Freeware or Toad Freeware for Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, or IBM DB2 at this web site.
You can also download Toad Data Modeler Freeware Edition. Just two notes, while Toad for Oracle Freeware is an MSI file, Toad for MySQL Freeware is a zip file and limited to only a Windows …
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I've been playing with various GUIs off and on over the last
couple of months. I find that I drop to mysql.exe quite often no
matter which tool I use. My favorites until recently have been
the MySQL GUI Tools and NaviCat.
I was using the Lite edition of Navicat. I actually started using
navicat with postgres a few years ago. I like it
but the lite version is limited in some annoying ways. It's nice
in that it runs (at least the mysql version) in Linux and
windows. I don't use a mac so that doesn't really do anything for
me.
Of course the MySQL gui tools run just about anywhere.
I just …
