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Kexi: Free Alternative to Microsoft Access
Microsoft
Access is a versatile tool for creating database-driven applications and to
maintain office or personal data. Access contains an embedded database engine,
but it also connects to other databases through ODBC.
Microsoft
Access free competitor, Kexi, allows users to design forms to gain access to
and to create data, just like Access. Kexi also contains an embedded database
engine and it can import data to Microsoft Access databases. And, yes, Kexi is
open source, free utility.
Main
Features
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Full visual designers for tables, queries and forms. Queries
can be also designed in dedicated SQL view.
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Running queries, support for parametrized queries.
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Data entry and sorting.
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Support for "Object" data allowing to store images
of many types.
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Designing and displaying relational data using combo boxes (lookup
columns).
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Advanced CSV data import and export from files. Copying to
clipboard and pasting from clipboard is also available, thus the data can be
easily transferred to applications like spreadsheets or word processors.
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User Mode, allowing to switch off all commands related to
editing project's design.
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"Find" window for searching thought table and
form's contents with rich set of options.
Operating
Systems
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Linux
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Solaris
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FreeBSD
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In development: Mac OS X (using Homebrew); MS Windows
