Kexi 3.1 a free alternative to Microsoft Access

Kexi 3.1

Despite the fact that web applications are reigning in the world of computing, there are still many users who need to make use of the more traditional applications. Applications such as a word processor or a database. It is easy to find many examples of the first type of applications, but it is not so common to find good options such as databases.

The problem is not that there are no databases but in the fact of finding databases compatible with various programs and formats. Microsoft Access is a big problem in this sense since the hundreds of databases created with this application are not very compatible with other types of databases.

A good alternative to Microsoft Access is Kexi. Kexi is a database manager for the Calligra office suite. This application is quite compatible with databases created with Microsoft Access but there are still many incompatibilities with this type of database, especially if they have the famous Microsoft "macros".

On the other hand, if we want to use a free alternative, Kexi is a good alternative. Kexi 3.1 is its latest version and an improved version compared to previous versions. Kexi 3.1 returns to Windows, so the Calligra database manager is a good alternative for those looking for Free Software.

Kexi 3.1 introduces new properties to KProperty and KReport, properties that improve the creation of tables and databases. Kexi 3.1 also has wizards that will help us import tables, relationships and databases from other managers such as Access, FileMaker or OracleForms.

Kexi 3.1 is a free database manager that little by little he has become independent from Calligra as Krita and what we can achieve together with Calligra or just Kexi. Both installation packages are in Calligra's download website or we can install it on our Gnu / Linux system thanks to the official package manager of the distribution.

Currently the best option is the database manager used in a web application. This is a more powerful and lighter solution than a standard application but it may be that we want to protect our data or have something more visualFor this situation, it is best to use Kexi or LibreOffice Base, although Kexi is a more visual alternative for novice users. Do not you think?


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  1.   mary said

    Hello. I have known Kexi for some time, and the truth is that it works so slowly that I do not know if I will end up abandoning it. I was excited about it, but it can take at least two or three minutes to generate a report. And going from Design to Report takes another lot of time. It also does not allow you to copy fields from one report to another in Design mode. And it does not allow other things to be copied either. Ah, when making a report based on a query, the fields appear changed. It is a pity that more support is not given to kexi.