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rdSQL Documentation

Everything from your first connection to backup & restore, schema compare and the AI assistant — for every engine rdSQL speaks: PostgreSQL, Neon, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, DuckDB, Cloudflare D1, CockroachDB, YugabyteDB, TiDB, PlanetScale, SQL Server, MongoDB and Redis.

Getting started

Overview

What rdSQL Desktop is, how it is built, and which engines it speaks to.

Installation

Download and install rdSQL Desktop on macOS, Windows, or Linux.

Quick start

From a fresh install to your first query in a couple of minutes.

Connecting

PostgreSQL, Neon, CockroachDB & YugabyteDB

Connect to PostgreSQL and the Postgres-wire-compatible engines.

MySQL, MariaDB, TiDB & PlanetScale

Connect to MySQL and the MySQL-wire-compatible engines.

SQLite, DuckDB & Cloudflare D1

Open local SQLite and DuckDB files, or connect to Cloudflare D1 over REST.

SQL Server

Connect to Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL over TDS.

MongoDB

Connect to MongoDB and browse collections, documents, and indexes.

Redis

Connect to Redis and browse keys by type, TTL, and value.

Guides

SQL editor

Write, run, and format SQL with Monaco-powered autocomplete and a full query log.

Data grid & editing

Browse tables without SQL, edit inline, and commit staged changes atomically.

Backup & restore

Copy tables and rows to a file, to S3, or straight into another connection — and restore dumps of any size.

Compare & Sync

Diff schema and row data between two connections and generate a sync script in the target's dialect.

ERD Studio

See your schema as an interactive entity-relationship diagram and export it as SVG.

S3 object storage browser

Browse AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, and MinIO buckets next to your databases.

AI assistant

Generate, explain, and optimize SQL with your own API key — grounded in your live schema.

Account, sync & privacy

rdSQL works fully offline; signing in is optional. What an account does and doesn't change.