Relational database system that's been around forever, supporting SQL databases on a Windows PC as well as others with PHP, Java, Firebird.NET integration.
Firebird 5.0 is a free and open source relational database app and DB tool developed by Firebird Project for Windows, it's easy to setup and professional.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Fully featured and powerful RDBMS with support for giant databases
Firebird is an open-source SQL relational database management system that support Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS and other Unix platforms.
Firebird is a fully featured and powerful RDBMS. It can handle databases from just a few MB to Terabytes with good performance and almost free of maintenance.
Firebird makes all indices of the database behave like well-tuned "clustered indexes" used by other architectures. Firebird index buckets aren't subject to two-phase locking, and boolean "and" and "or" operations can be performed on intermediate bitmaps at a negligible cost, eliminating the need for the optimizer to choose between alternative indexes.
Features of Firebird
- Careful writes - fast recovery, no need for transaction logs.
- Full ACID compliant transactions.
- Full cursor implementation in PSQL.
- Full support for stored procedures and triggers.
- Incremental backups
- Many access methods: native/API, dbExpress/FireDAC drivers, ODBC, OLE DB, .NET provider, JDBC native type 4 driver, Python module, PHP, Perl.
- Multi Generational Architecture (sometimes called MVCC)[29].
- Referential integrity
- SQL activity can send asynchronous notification events to clients.
- Support for External Functions (UDFs).
- Third-party tools, including GUI administrative tools and replication tools.
Compatibility and License
Firebird has been released under the open source GPL license on Windows from database software. The license provides the options to freely download, install, run and share this program without any restrictions. The source code for Firebird should be freely available and modifications are certainly permitted as well as the option to inspect the software.
What version of Windows can Firebird run on?
Firebird can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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- Firebird Download
- Free Database Software
- Open source and GPL software
- Relational Database Software
