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MySQL WorkbenchDBeaver Community
Free

Available as a free download from the MySQL downloads site.

 Freemium

The Community edition is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. DBeaver PRO…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Official tool from the makers of MySQL
  • SQL notebooks with JavaScript and TypeScript support
  • More than a hundred drivers out of the box, and anything with JDBC or ODBC
  • SQL editor with completion, plus a spreadsheet-style data editor
  • Focused on MySQL rather than other databases
  • New generation replaces older releases, so older guides may not match
  • Eclipse-based and heavy; start-up is slow
  • NoSQL and cloud-specific databases are reserved for the paid edition
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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