Microsoft Access, reborn

Every ask, newest first

Each line is an AI paraphrase of what the writer wanted. The link goes to their own words on Hacker News.

Reader’s note. Misfires were 'wish there was a database of X'; 42386593 and 42380813 are one ask posted in two threads.

1. Dec 2024Wants software that builds a graphical interface and visualizations on a connected database, node-editor or spreadsheet style. Read it: a comment in “Electric (Postgres sync engine) beta release”
2. Dec 2024Wants a tool for making a database GUI with visualizations that ordinary non-technical people can use. Read it: a comment in “Limbo: A complete rewrite of SQLite in Rust”
3. Oct 2022Wants an Airtable alternative with real query power, and ideally without self-hosting. Read it: a comment in “Nocodb: Turns Any MySQL, Postgres, SQLite into a Spreadsheet with REST APIs”
4. Sep 2022Would pay for a personal logging app that builds forms from field definitions and charts the data. Read it: a comment in “Ask HN: What small software do you wish existed?”
5. Aug 2022Wants an Access-like form and app builder for SQLite databases, to use instead of Excel. Read it: a comment in “SQLite is not a toy database (2021)”
6. Jul 2021Wants an Excel-simple data entry frontend for databases so normal users avoid database mechanics. Read it: a comment in “The Tyranny of Spreadsheets”
7. Aug 2020Wants a self-hosted spreadsheet-to-API interface like Airtable or Dropbase for small home projects. Read it: a comment in “Show HN: Dropbase 2.0 – Turn offline files into live databases”
8. May 2020Wants an Access-like app priced for family or hobby users, finding the $95/month personal tier too expensive. Read it: a comment in “Siri, What Time Is It in London?”
9. Oct 2019Wants a modern Access-like tool using SQLite for files and Python for code. Read it: a comment in “Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die”
10. Sep 2017Wants a modern Access clone for building CRUD apps with forms, tables, permissions, workflows and search. Read it: a post: “Ask HN: Why isn't there a modern MS Access clone?”
11. Jun 2015Wants a good way to connect databases and spreadsheets instead of a Zapier workaround for orders. Read it: a comment in “The next generation of spreadsheets will be a database”
12. Oct 2014Wants a user-friendly structured-data tool for Excel-savvy business people, like a friendlier phpMyAdmin with object relationships. Read it: a post: “Ask HN: Looking for a tool for storing, editing and viewing structured data”
13. Mar 2012Wants a spreadsheet-style front end over a database, for what-if modeling plus data entry. Read it: a comment in “Ask HN: Tell me your pains that you want paid solutions for”
14. May 2009Wants any startup targeting the Access market, saying an Access-like product is needed. Read it: a comment in “Dreaming of Rails as the Next Microsoft Access”