What is Glom?
Glom is an open-source GUI database management and design tool for creating relational databases without programming knowledge. It allows users to visually design database schemas, tables, forms, reports and queries to build full-featured database applications.
Some key features of Glom include:
- Visual database designer for creating tables, relations, forms and reports without writing code
- Generate SQL behind the scenes for multiple database engines like SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Dynamic forms, lists and reports connected to database tables
- WYSIWYG form designer for quickly building interfaces
- Report builder for customizable printed reports
- Multi-user access control for managing database users and permissions
- Export data to multiple formats like ODS, CSV, HTML, PDF
- Support for localization and translations
- Available on Linux, Windows and Mac OSX
Glom positions itself as an alternative to complex database-oriented IDEs for non-technical users to get started with small databases quickly without programming expertise. The visual designers and automatic SQL generation abstracts away the complexity for beginners.
Microsoft Office Access, Claris FileMaker, LibreOffice - Base, My Visual Database, Apache OpenOffice Base, Zoho Notebook, Outline Knowledge Organizer, MobiDB Database, dbFront, Flashnote, Kexi, NotesHolder are some alternatives to Glom.