DB Brother

Database management doesn’t necessarily involve the use of DBMS suites or actual database editing software. Having a “sneak-peek” into the contents of a database can help you perform an initial assessment, before committing to taking things one step further and resorting to the aforementioned solutions. Allowing you to get a look inside SQLite databases using only the Windows Explorer preview pane, DB Brother can provide a good insight into your database content, saving you from actually opening the database itself.

Right off the bat, the application features a simple and efficient installation process, which ends quite quickly, leaving one in an instantly ready-to-use scenario. The context-menu integration is seamless and all that users will need to do is navigate to the directory where their SQLite database files are stored.

Simply selecting the DB Brother command from the context-menu, will generate the information files for the chosen database, in the same directory. This does mean that one will need to keep the databases quite organized, as a large number of files will be generated in the same directory.

Having selected the DB Brother command from the context menu, users will be able to see the contents of the SQLite databases, in a simplified tabular view. This can be achieved by simply toggling the Windows Explorer preview pane. Users can also perform SQL queries, as well as export the selected data, all using the context menu for the files that are created by DB Brother in the same directory. Users can find more detailed information in the manual that is provided with the installation.

The corresponding content will be displayed in the pane, therefore allowing users to have a good look inside the database, without actually opening it, which is quite clever.

This simple yet capable app offers an ingenious solution for previewing the contents of SQLite databases, by offering users a context-menu integration that runs together with the Windows Explorer preview pane.