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Bobby vs Tad: catalog facts
Bobby	Tad
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Simple native viewer for SQLite files Search across tables and views of any size	Opens CSV, Parquet, SQLite and DuckDB data in one app Pivot table view for exploring data without code
Focused on viewing; not a full database administration tool SQLite only	Hobby project with known bugs and rough edges Releases are infrequent; the latest is from June 2024
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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