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Codex Skin vs drawDB

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Codex Skin compared with drawDB
DetailCodex Skin logo Codex SkindrawDB logo drawDB
What it doesBrowse and apply curated themes for Codex Desktop on macOS and Windows Free online database schema design tool for ER diagrams and SQL generation
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: 6 published Free themes, free Plugin, offline Restore. Pro: US$9/year (Launch Sale, regularly US$19.90/year before applicable taxes), includes all 17 Pro themes, new releases, compatible updates, theme switching, and offline Restore. Renews annually until canceled. Manual refund requests withi Free tier includes the open-source editor with all SQL dialects, import & export, and local diagram storage. drawDB Pro offers paid plans for Solo Pro and Team Pro with cloud storage, real-time collaboration, AI schema assistant, GitHub integration, and priority support.
Key features
  • Browse curated theme gallery
  • Apply themes from inside Codex
  • Switch or restore themes with confidence
  • Free open-source Plugin
  • Data-only theme packages
  • Automatic rollback on apply failure
  • Offline restore of official interface
  • Device authorization and approval flow
  • Compatible with macOS and Windows
  • Compatibility verification before applying themes
  • Entity-relationship diagram editor
  • SQL generation for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB, SQL Server, and Oracle
  • DBML import and export
  • Real-time collaborative database design
  • Cloud storage and team workspaces
  • AI-assisted schema design
  • Schema reverse engineering from existing SQL
  • Version history and migration generation
  • Export to SQL, JSON, PNG, JPEG, SVG, and PDF
  • Keyboard shortcuts and customizable workspace
What makes it different
  • Reversible and safe theme changes with offline restoration available without login or active subscription
  • Data-only theme packages that cannot execute code or access conversations and projects
  • No remote DRM or removal of appearance already on user's computer
  • Free themes always available plus affordable Pro subscription with new releases included
  • Compatibility checks and automatic rollback protect workspace integrity
  • Free and open source with no account required to start designing
  • Supports all major SQL dialects in one tool
  • Self-hostable on your own infrastructure with Docker
  • Real-time team collaboration with shared cursors and presence
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)14 −1 (down) since last check46 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)1810
Citation Flow (Majestic)2033
Referring domains (Majestic)41526

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