{"id":45759,"date":"2026-11-04T02:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/?p=45759"},"modified":"2026-11-04T07:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T07:06:40","slug":"dbblobeditor-8-6-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/pr\/dbblobeditor-8-6-released.html","title":{"rendered":"DBBlobEditor 8.6 Released: Command Line, Better Previews and Native Linux Builds"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 4, 2026 \u2014 Withdata Software announces DBBlobEditor 8.6<\/a><\/strong>, a cross-platform desktop tool for viewing, importing and exporting BLOB \/ CLOB data. This release adds a complete command line for moving BLOB data to and from files, native GTK3 Linux builds, PDF previews on every platform, better media and text previews, and fixes for macOS and long-running imports.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s New in DBBlobEditor 8.6<\/h2>\n

1. A Command Line for BLOB and CLOB Files<\/h3>\n

BLOB import and export can now run from the command line, so a backup, a migration or a scheduled job no longer needs the wizard. The export<\/code> and import<\/code> verbs work with the same table, field, name-field and extension options as the desktop forms; output folders are created automatically.<\/p>\n

DBBlobEditor export --from=\"SQLite:app.db\" --table=documents --field=file_data --to=.\/files --name-field=id --ext=bin<\/code><\/p>\n

DBBlobEditor import --from=.\/files --to=\"SQLite:app.db\" --table=documents --field=file_data --name-field=id --ext=bin<\/code><\/p>\n

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2. Previews That Work on Every Platform<\/h3>\n

PDF documents are now rendered with pdfium on Windows, macOS and Linux, so the PDF tab no longer depends on a platform web view. Audio and video previews were improved too, including handing media to the system player on Linux and fixing the macOS layout.<\/p>\n

XML, JSON and HTML stored in either a text or a binary column now open in the matching preview tab. Image previews gain zoom and pan, the hex view reloads after an import, and the scrollbars and layouts were fixed for GTK3.<\/p>\n

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3. Native Linux Builds and Reliability Fixes<\/h3>\n

The Linux build now uses GTK3 and ships as native .deb<\/code> and .rpm<\/code> packages, including support for Ubuntu 26, alongside the existing Windows and macOS builds.<\/p>\n

This release also fixes a macOS Access export that could drop the last row, a Pause \/ Resume crash on macOS, and form validation that could hang a silent run. Minor UI issues were cleaned up as well.<\/p>\n

About DBBlobEditor<\/h2>\n

DBBlobEditor<\/a> views, stores, imports and exports BLOB \/ CLOB data \u2014 fast and locally, without coding.<\/p>\n