v1.1.2

What's new

Fixed

• Scrollbars — Fixed on linux, redesigned to render in margin area rather than in content
• Tables — column headers stay fixed
• Appearance "System" on Linux — follows the desktop's light/dark setting
• Dropdowns on Linux — follows the theme
• Application icon on Linux — the window, task bar and app switcher now show the pgCowboy icon.

Changed

• Clusters actions moved to the tab bar — Add cluster, Test connections and Cluster groups now sit beside the page tabs, like Create/Alter role.

📖 CHANGELOG.md - all changes

Installing

• macOS — open pgCowboy-v1.1.2-macos-universal.dmg and drag pgCowboy to Applications. The build is unsigned, so Gatekeeper blocks the first launch; clear the quarantine flag once:

  xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/pgCowboy.app
  

  Downloading with curl -LJO <url> instead of a browser avoids the flag entirely.
• Windows — run pgCowboy-v1.1.2-windows-amd64.msi. SmartScreen may warn about the unsigned installer: More info → Run anyway.
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) — sudo apt install ./pgCowboy-v1.1.2-linux-amd64.deb
• Linux (Fedora/RHEL) — sudo dnf install ./pgCowboy-v1.1.2-linux-amd64.rpm

See the installation guide for upgrade and uninstall notes.

v1.1.1

What's new

Fixed

• pre-flight no longer needs a superuser — the default role_dependencies queries pg_roles instead of the pg_authid.

📖 CHANGELOG.md - all changes

Installing

• macOS — open pgCowboy-v1.1.1-macos-universal.dmg and drag pgCowboy to Applications. The build is unsigned, so Gatekeeper blocks the first launch; clear the quarantine flag once:

  xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/pgCowboy.app
  

  Downloading with curl -LJO <url> instead of a browser avoids the flag entirely.
• Windows — run pgCowboy-v1.1.1-windows-amd64.msi. SmartScreen may warn about the unsigned installer: More info → Run anyway.
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) — sudo apt install ./pgCowboy-v1.1.1-linux-amd64.deb
• Linux (Fedora/RHEL) — sudo dnf install ./pgCowboy-v1.1.1-linux-amd64.rpm

See the installation guide for upgrade and uninstall notes.

v1.1.0

What's new

Changed

• Comment view preference is always respected — Raw stays Raw, whatever the comment holds.
• New comment defaults (new installations only) — no comment fields, Raw editor, plain comment in search results.

Fixed

• Leftover "Category" renamed to "Group".
• Comment fields can be emptied — removing every field now sticks.
• Layout polishing in the Settings panel.
• Clusters Save was active on app start when no clusters file existed

📖 CHANGELOG.md - all changes

Installing

• macOS — open pgCowboy-v1.1.0-macos-universal.dmg and drag pgCowboy to Applications. The build is unsigned, so Gatekeeper blocks the first launch; clear the quarantine flag once:

  xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/pgCowboy.app
  

  Downloading with curl -LJO <url> instead of a browser avoids the flag entirely.
• Windows — run pgCowboy-v1.1.0-windows-amd64.msi. SmartScreen may warn about the unsigned installer: More info → Run anyway.
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) — sudo apt install ./pgCowboy-v1.1.0-linux-amd64.deb
• Linux (Fedora/RHEL) — sudo dnf install ./pgCowboy-v1.1.0-linux-amd64.rpm

See the installation guide for upgrade and uninstall notes.

v1.0.0

What's new

Added

• Configurable role additional info — choose what shows next to a role name when searching.
• Comment fields fill the width — they flow into columns depending on window width.
• A picked cluster visible after a restart — the collapsed cluster list opens itself to show your selection.

Changed

• Clusters now live in their own file — clusters.yaml, next to config.yaml, holds your clusters, groups and last target selection.
• "Privileges" renamed to "Role Parents" — any role can be a parent, not just a group, so the wording finally says so.
• Assign several parents at once — type a comma-separated list instead of one name at a time.
• Denser UI — about 12% smaller text and controls, so more fits on screen.
• Breaking: comment placeholders use double braces — ${{full_name}}, in opposite to ${full_name}.
• An unknown ${key} in a template is now reported, instead of silently rendering empty.

Fixed

• Settings save is atomic — a rejected template no longer leaves part of the page already saved, and a new comment field can be used in a template in the same save.
• A comment containing ${ no longer breaks the operation.
• Minor positioning adjustements.

📖 CHANGELOG.md - all changes

Installing

• macOS — open pgCowboy-v1.0.0-macos-universal.dmg and drag pgCowboy to Applications. The build is unsigned, so Gatekeeper blocks the first launch; clear the quarantine flag once:

  xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/pgCowboy.app
  

  Downloading with curl -LJO <url> instead of a browser avoids the flag entirely.
• Windows — run pgCowboy-v1.0.0-windows-amd64.msi. SmartScreen may warn about the unsigned installer: More info → Run anyway.
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) — sudo apt install ./pgCowboy-v1.0.0-linux-amd64.deb
• Linux (Fedora/RHEL) — sudo dnf install ./pgCowboy-v1.0.0-linux-amd64.rpm

See the installation guide for upgrade and uninstall notes.

v0.9.0

What's new

Added

• Changelog — releases open with the new-in-this-version summary and link to the full file.
• Alter role — search a role across clusters, edit privileges, attributes and settings per cluster or group.
• Presence editor — add or drop a role on individual clusters.
• Dependency pre-flight — removals check each cluster first; clusters with dependencies default to Skip.
• Transactional runs — one transaction per cluster, rolled back on the first error.
• Run status chip — live per-cluster progress, duration, message and executed SQL.
• Role comments in any format — plain text or JSON, edited as fields or raw, reconciled when they differ.
• Configurable comment fields — labelled JSON keys, usable as template placeholders.
• Preconfigured parent groups — pick-list chips when granting.
• Role settings — view, set and reset per-role GUCs.
• Templatable introspection queries — point the four reads at your own views or functions.
• Password generator — configurable length and character classes, with copy and reveal.
• Per-cluster password — optional, stored in the private config.
• Cluster groups — own colour plus a production confirm gate.
• Check for updates — About-dialog button, opt-in startup check, badge until you upgrade.
• Documentation site on GitHub Pages.
• Native installers — .dmg, .msi, .deb, .rpm; archives dropped.
• Window size and target selection survive restarts.

Changed

• Default call templates are vanilla PostgreSQL DDL — works against a plain cluster out of the box.
• Redesigned shell: fixed header and tabs, independent scrolling, pinned footers, one form for Create and Alter.
• Feedback moved out of toasts — buttons flash, errors render inline, runs report in the status chip.
• Clusters and Settings are staged: edits are drafts until Save, Discard reverts.
• Cluster groups moved from Settings to the Clusters tab.

Fixed

• Role names double-quoted — case preserved, special characters allowed.
• A failed run keeps your pending edits instead of clearing the form.
• Focus rings only for keyboard navigation, no longer clipped or left behind.
• Find-role dialog no longer opens with stale results.
• An unreachable cluster is reported per cluster instead of failing the whole read.

📖 Full changelog — every release, summarised for users. The commit-level list is under What's Changed below. (Pinned to main, not the tag, so it always resolves and always shows the complete history.)

Installing

• macOS — open DbAccounts-v0.9.0-macos-universal.dmg and drag DbAccounts to Applications. The build is unsigned, so Gatekeeper blocks the first launch; clear the quarantine flag once:

  xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/DbAccounts.app
  

  Downloading with curl -LJO <url> instead of a browser avoids the flag entirely.
• Windows — run DbAccounts-v0.9.0-windows-amd64.msi. SmartScreen may warn about the unsigned installer: More info → Run anyway.
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) — sudo apt install ./DbAccounts-v0.9.0-linux-amd64.deb
• Linux (Fedora/RHEL) — sudo dnf install ./DbAccounts-v0.9.0-linux-amd64.rpm

See the installation guide for upgrade and uninstall notes.

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.9.0