K4 in a Nutshell

By Rajko Thon

  • K4 is a new (as of 2018) cross-platform database application which allows it to manage all kinds of personal data
  • K4 uses advanced database capabilities like procedural SQL to integrate data structures and business logic into database layer instead of creating a middleware solution that acts as an additional layer between data storage and user interface
  • K4 uses a software package separate from the database called PM (written in Python 3) to harvest data and to structure it before writing it to the database as well as to extend abilities of the database to manipulate and analyze data
  • K4 features a generic graphical user interface written in Object-Pascal that is responsible for searching, presenting and maintaining data
  • K4 GUI aims to let the user do simple things in a simple way
  • K4 promotes the idea of “Tiny Data” (as opposed to “Big Data”): Acquire as little data as necessary instead of as much as possible
  • K4 currently runs on Linux and Windows with Firebird as database
  • The term K4 or the K4-website are not related to other tools with similar names. The K4 package, as published on this website, focuses on providing a personal data management application.