Skipper

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Database import

Skipper can import database structures into an ORM entity model and lists SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL for Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus Microsoft SQL Server for Windows.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Export formats

The features page lists XML, YML, and annotations as supported export formats.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Frameworks

The maker lists Doctrine, Doctrine2, Laravel, Symfony, customized and in-house ORM, MongoDB, Propel, Knex.js, CakePHP, and Zend Framework as supported frameworks.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Maintenance

The included 12-month maintenance period provides updates, software support, and a viewer license; active maintenance also gives support queries higher priority.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Maker and headquarters

The GDPR page identifies the maker as Inventic s.r.o. and gives its address as Julianovske namesti 3878/2, 63600 Brno, Czech Republic.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Model sharing

Modules can be shared across multiple projects, with changes in one project transferred to the others.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Operating systems

The maker lists Windows, macOS, and Linux as supported operating systems and distributes standalone installers or zip archives.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Privacy

Inventic says it does not gather project model data automatically and only receives a model if the user intentionally sends it, for example to resolve an application issue.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Project workflow

Users can import an existing project or create a model from scratch, edit it visually, and export generated definitions.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Purpose

Skipper is a visual editor for projects using object-relational mapping, combining a visual model with editing and code generation.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Support

Support is available by email or forum, and the maker says common questions usually receive a response in less than one workday.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Third-party tools

Users can define and run third-party tools directly from the application.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Trial

The 14-day trial includes all functions and features, requires an online license check at each start, and can be extended by seven days on request.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

Visual editing

The visual model supports creating, moving, editing, and removing modules, regions, entities, associations, inheritances, ORM properties, indexes, and comments.skipper18.com · read 10 Oct 2026

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