Database tooling For developers, DBAs and SRE teams

A modern, focused Workbench
for serious MySQL work.

MySQL Studio is an advanced, open-source GUI for designing, managing and analyzing MySQL databases. Built on top of the MySQL Workbench Community Edition (GPLv2), with a cleaner experience, practical automation and performance-oriented tools.

Drop-in replacement for existing MySQL Workbench workflows Import your existing models, connections and scripts.

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✔ 100% open-source (GPLv2) ✔ Compatible with MySQL 5.x & 8.x ✔ Windows, Linux, macOS

Optimized for real-world schemas

Model complex systems with confidence. MySQL Studio builds on the proven foundation of MySQL Workbench CE and adds subtle UX improvements, shortcuts and guardrails for large production schemas.

Visual schema modeling Forward & reverse engineering Safe migration scripts

Designed for teams that ship and migrate databases every week.

Developer-friendly tooling

Work faster with a consistent SQL editor, snippets, result bookmarks and session history. Keep your focus on queries, not on the UI.

Multi-tab SQL editor Connection profiles Explain plans & profiling

Sane defaults for production

MySQL Studio favors safe operations by default, helping you avoid destructive changes on live environments.

Read-only connections Danger prompts on DDL Session-level safety rails

Built on open standards

The project is fully open-source and based on MySQL Workbench Community Edition (GPLv2), with clear, transparent licensing and a public development process.

GPLv2-licensed core Public issue tracker Extensible plugins

Why choose MySQL Studio?

MySQL Studio is ideal when you want the reliability of MySQL Workbench with a more focused experience and a clear open-source roadmap.

✔ Drop-in compatible with existing MySQL Workbench projects.

✔ Optimized for everyday workflows of developers and DBAs.

✔ Clear, GPLv2-based licensing with no surprises.

✔ Open to community contributions and plugins.

Open-source & licensing
MySQL Studio is based on the MySQL Workbench Community Edition and is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2). Source code and build instructions are available on GitHub. This project and website are not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Oracle Corporation or the MySQL team.