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# Cove

An extensible, multi-database GUI client for macOS — add any database by implementing a single Swift protocol. Built for contributors.

## Decision context

- Status: critical
- ToolVitals score: 11/100
- Health score: 15/100
- Shipping score: 4/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 85/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-15

## Classification

- Use case: Database Admin (database-admin)
- Category: Databases (database)
- Tool mode: Source-visible project
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: MIT
- Tags: open-source, contributions-welcome, database, extensible, gui, hacktoberfest, macos, swift, swiftui, database-admin, database-client, database-gui, multi-database

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [emanuele-em/cove](https://github.com/emanuele-em/cove)
- Stars: 182 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 9
- Open issues: 3
- Last commit date: 2026-05-03
- Releases in 90 days: 0

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://cove.app/) — checked 2026-09-15
- [Source repository](https://github.com/emanuele-em/cove) — checked 2026-09-15

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.