Install it, point it at your data, and start querying. The Community build is free and needs nothing else — no Docker, no JVM, no sign-up.
Release notes and every previous build live on GitHub.
Reach Postgres or MySQL through your SSH jump host without keeping a separate terminal tunnel open. Use your SSH agent, a key file or a password. Host keys are checked against known_hosts.
Drag a folder into Bufflehead to open a connection. Browse file patterns such as *.parquet and *.csv with file counts and columns, then click a pattern to query its matching files together.
See release notes and download updates inside the app, with file-size and SHA-256 verification. Supported macOS installations offer Install and Restart; Windows and Linux hand you the verified package to install.
Also in this release: a File / Help menu bar on Windows, a database switcher that stays anchored to its breadcrumb, and improved Windows folder paths. Read the full release notes.
The app checks GitHub for updates on startup. To disable automatic checks, launch with BUFFLEHEAD_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=1. Older versions can upgrade using the downloads above.
The core is open source. Clone it, read it, compile it — the binary you run is the code you audited.