# DBView

> An interactive database schema visualizer that parses SQL code to generate structural diagrams and entity relationship maps.

- Website: https://dbview.pages.dev/?ref=devshelf.io
- DevShelf page: https://devshelf.io/resource/dbview
- Pricing: Free
- Tags: No sign-up
- Categories: [Databases & ORMs](https://devshelf.io/category/databases-orms.md), [Data Visualization & Charts](https://devshelf.io/category/data-visualization-charts.md)
- Last checked: 2026-11-02

## About

DBView is a developer-focused tool designed to visualize database schemas directly from raw SQL DDL statements. By parsing table definitions, foreign key relationships, and data types, it generates interactive visual diagrams that help developers understand, document, and review relational database structures. It processes SQL queries locally within the browser, providing a lightweight utility for database architecture inspection without requiring external database connections.

## Alternatives

- [Schema3D](https://devshelf.io/resource/schema3d.md): Open-source database visualization tool for 3D schema exploration, supporting SQL, Mermaid ER diagrams, and DrawDB JSON directly in the browser. (pricing: Free)
- [drawDB](https://devshelf.io/resource/drawdb.md): An open-source online database schema design and entity-relationship diagram tool that generates clean DDL scripts for major SQL dialects. (pricing: not verified)
- [MySQL Visual Explain](https://devshelf.io/resource/mysql-visual-explain.md): A visualization tool that translates cryptic MySQL EXPLAIN output into an understandable format to help identify query performance bottlenecks. (pricing: Free)

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