# Postico

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Postico and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Postico as a macOS Postgres client that handles database data exploration and editing well. No criticism recurred among the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Good for exploring and editing data (1 comments): "It does the one thing I need (DB data exploration and editing) and does it well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46546996))
- Feels nice on macOS (1 comments): "postico is really nice on macos" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327530))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [DataGrip](https://hackerapproved.com/p/datagrip.md): 27 recommend
- [sqlit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sqlit.md): 19 recommend
- [DBeaver](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dbeaver.md): 17 recommend
- [HeidiSQL](https://hackerapproved.com/p/heidisql.md): 16 recommend
- [DB Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/db-pro.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://eggerapps.at/postico2/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Postico", https://hackerapproved.com/p/postico/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).