IT Links.
Useful places to start.

DB Browser for SQLite

Browse SQLite tables, edit records, and execute SQL in a desktop interface.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

SQLite

Use an embedded SQL database and command-line tools for local applications and analysis.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

PostgreSQL

Run a relational database server for applications, reporting, and IT services.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Requires database setup and ongoing server administration.

MariaDB Community Server

Deploy a community relational database server compatible with many MySQL workflows.

• Windows
• Linux

Enterprise offerings and commercial support are separate.

MySQL Community Server

Run the Community edition of the MySQL relational database server.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Choose Community Server; Oracle commercial editions and support have separate terms.

Valkey

Run an in-memory data store for caching, queues, and fast key-value access.

• Linux
• macOS

Native Windows builds are not provided upstream.

DuckDB

Analyze CSV, Parquet, and local datasets using an embedded analytical SQL engine.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

pgAdmin

Administer PostgreSQL databases, inspect schemas, and run SQL queries.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

HeidiSQL

Browse database tables and edit SQL for supported relational database systems.

• Windows

Letos (formerly SQLiteStudio)

Manage SQLite databases with a portable graphical SQL editor.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

SQLiteStudio is now named Letos; this link follows the official project.

QEMU

Run and emulate virtual machines across multiple processor architectures.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Official installation instructions include distribution packages and source builds.

VirtualBox Base Package

Create desktop virtual machines for testing operating systems and software.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Only the Base Package is included here; the Extension Pack has separate commercial-use terms.

Podman

Build and run OCI containers with a daemonless container engine.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Windows and macOS use a Linux virtual machine.

Docker Engine

Run the open-source container engine on a supported Linux host.

• Linux

This entry is Docker Engine, not Docker Desktop, which has separate subscription terms.

containerd

Run an industry-standard container runtime for servers and orchestration systems.

• Windows
• Linux

Requires platform-specific container networking and runtime configuration.

nerdctl

Manage containerd containers with familiar Docker-style command-line commands.

• Linux

Requires containerd; building images also requires BuildKit.

Lima

Create Linux virtual machines with file sharing and port forwarding.

• macOS
• Linux

Colima

Run container runtimes in lightweight Linux virtual machines for development.

• macOS
• Linux

Requires supported virtualization and a package-manager installation.

Multipass

Launch and manage Ubuntu virtual machines from the command line.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Requires a supported virtualization backend.

Incus

Manage Linux system containers and virtual machines through one service.

• Linux

Requires a Linux host and supported virtualization for virtual machines.

kubectl

Inspect workloads and administer Kubernetes clusters from the command line.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Requires access to a Kubernetes cluster.

Helm

Package, install, and upgrade Kubernetes applications using charts.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Charts and hosted registries may have their own terms.

K9s

Browse Kubernetes resources, logs, and workloads in a terminal interface.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Requires cluster credentials.

kind

Create local Kubernetes test clusters using containers as nodes.

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Requires a supported container provider.