Precise
Clean shapes and noise-free information, like a good query. You see the data, not the tool.
Database client · macOS and Windows
Navigate all your data.
MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis and more in one clean, focused place. Browse tables and collections, edit records and run queries, fast.
Connect the databases you already use
- MySQL
- MariaDB
- PostgreSQL
- SQL Server
- SQLite
- MongoDB
- Redis
01 — Why NavQL
All your databases, one place.
Different databases, stacked together like the layers of the icon. No more switching tools for every project.
Fast
A virtualized grid that opens thousands of rows instantly, keyboard shortcuts for everything and queries in milliseconds.
Versatile
SQL, documents and key-value side by side: tables, views, functions, collections and Redis keys in the same interface.
02 — Tour
Built for everyday data work.
From your connection list to a finished query, just a few clicks away.
Every connection at a glance
Each connection gets its own color and tag, so you never mistake production for development.
- Tags like production, staging and local
- New connection from a form, a URL or a SQLite file
- Group connections into projects, with a searchable list
- Keep several connections open in one window
- Built-in SSH tunnel and SSL
- Fully keyboard navigable
Data in a fast grid
Open a table and scroll through thousands of rows without a stutter. Edit cells, add rows and apply filters.
- Virtualized grid with pagination
- Inline editing with a review before saving
- Filters and sorting, remembered for each table
- JSON and long text in a searchable value preview
- Export your results
A real SQL editor
Write, format and run queries with autocomplete that knows your schema.
- Run the current query or all of them at once
- Explain, Beautify and saved queries
- SQL Server batches split at GO; every result set of a CALL
- History of everything you ran
- AI assistant to write and explain SQL
Structure, demystified
Columns, types, indexes and foreign keys for every table, plus the full DDL.
- Add columns and indexes from the UI
- DDL ready to copy
- Views, functions and procedures in the sidebar
Your schema as a diagram
One click draws every table and how they connect, laid out automatically.
- Primary and foreign keys with column types
- Crow's foot lines that show optional relations
- Drag tables around; NavQL remembers where
- Zoom, minimap and a notation legend
- Export as PNG or SVG
Redis, in the same window
Keys are grouped by prefix and open in the same grid as your tables, next to your SQL connections.
- Type, TTL, size and value for every key
- Edit values and TTLs, applied in one MULTI
- A redis-cli style command editor
- Read-only mode that blocks write commands
03 — Features
The essentials, done right.
SSH tunnel and SSL
Reach databases on private networks without opening ports. Secrets are stored with AES-256 encryption.
Safe mode
Read-only connections and a confirmation step before commands that change production data.
AI assistant
Describe what you need and get ready-to-run SQL, using your database schema as context.
Backups
One-click dumps of PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and MongoDB, with progress tracking and download.
Keyboard first
Open any table with ⌘P, start a query with ⌥T and run it with ⌘↵.
Export
Export results to CSV, JSON or SQL and share them without copy-pasting.
Many connections, one window
Group connections into projects and keep several open side by side, each with its own tabs. Switch with ⌃1–⌃9.
Redis, natively
Keys grouped by prefix with type, TTL and size, edits in a single MULTI, and a redis-cli style command editor.
Always up to date
NavQL checks for new versions on its own, downloads them in the background and installs on restart.
04 — Queries
Ask. NavQL answers.
From a quick SELECT to a report full of JOINs, results show up right below, ready to filter, edit or export.
SELECT name, email
FROM customers
WHERE plan = 'pro'
LIMIT 50;
05 — Diagram
See how it all connects.
Click a table and NavQL lights up everything it touches, so a new schema makes sense in seconds.
- Search for a table and jump straight to it
- Large schemas open with the most connected tables first
- Point at a line to see the columns it joins and the cardinality
- Double-click a table to open its data
06 — macOS
At home on the Mac.
NavQL is a real Mac app, with a window that looks and behaves like the rest of your system.
- Light and dark themes, or follow the system
- Translucent sidebar and toolbar
- Window controls in the toolbar, with no title bar taking up space
- Built for Apple Silicon
Get NavQL.
Free for macOS and Windows. Connect your first database in under a minute.
macOSApple Silicon · .dmgDownload for Mac →
WindowsWindows 10 and 11 · .exeDownload for Windows →
LinuxAppImage · .debComing soon
Version 0.4.6 · All releases. On macOS, if the first launch is blocked, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.