Desktop & offline apps
Ship settings, caches, and user documents in Electron, Tauri, or
local-first web stacks. One .mgdb file travels with the
app or sync folder.
MingleDB
One .mgdb file on disk—MongoDB-style collections and
queries—with no server to install or run.
MingleDB is a lightweight, file-based NoSQL database for local data: authentication, schema validation, query filters, and compression—built for prototyping, embedded apps, CLI tools, and offline-first workflows.
Use Cases
MingleDB fits anywhere you want document-shaped data in a single file, without standing up a database server or learning a new query language from scratch.
CLI tools & automation
Scripts and DevOps utilities that need structured storage without bundling SQLite or talking to MongoDB. Pair with mingledb-cli for an interactive shell.
Prototypes & internal tools
Stand up auth, schemas, and filters quickly in Node, Python, or Go. Same mental model as MongoDB-style queries, minimal infrastructure.
Embedded & constrained environments
Go and Node builds can embed a database file where a full RDBMS or remote API is too heavy. Optional compression keeps footprints small.
Teaching & experiments
Learn document databases and query operators with a small codebase and inspectable files—no cloud account or cluster required.
Cross-language workflows
The same file format is supported across official ports, so you can move from a Node service to a Go binary or Python script without a migration layer.