Every connection mode
Standalone, replica set, or raw connection string. TLS with system CA, custom CA, or client certificate; SSH tunnel; SOCKS5 proxy. A staged Test Connection reports each real phase: parse → DNS → connect → ping.
Open source · Apache-2.0 The MongoDB GUI
The MongoDB GUI
that does it all.Free, native, and private.
MQLens is a full-power MongoDB GUI — every auth mode, TLS/SSH/proxy,
aggregation pipelines with explain plans, bulk edit, schema analysis, GridFS,
an embedded mongosh, and an AI query assistant — in a tiny native
app (Tauri/Rust, not Electron). Credentials stay encrypted on your machine.
Apache-2.0, $0.
MQLens · prod-cluster · replica set
Documents 248 Aggregation Explain Indexes
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Features
Everything you need to work with MongoDB
One cross-platform desktop app — no Atlas account required, no cloud round-trip for your data.
All the auth mechanisms
SCRAM-SHA-1/256, X.509, MONGODB-AWS (IAM with session token), GSSAPI/Kerberos, and LDAP (PLAIN) — with the correct $external plumbing.
Query & aggregate
find with filter, sort, projection, skip, limit and pagination. A visual query builder, full aggregation pipelines, and explain plans for both find and aggregate rendered as a visual plan tree.
Edit documents — in bulk
View, insert, edit, and delete documents. Run update-many / delete-many by filter with a counted, guarded confirmation so you never touch more than you meant to.
Indexes, collections & views
Create, inspect, and drop indexes with real key patterns and unique/sparse flags. Create, drop, and rename collections and databases, and build aggregation-backed views.
Schema analysis
Sample a collection and see per-field types and presence/coverage — including nested paths — to understand what your data actually looks like.
GridFS & import/export
Browse files in a GridFS bucket and download them to disk. Import and export JSON and CSV, including full-collection background exports.
Embedded mongosh
A real shell backed by an actual mongosh binary, right inside the app — for the moments a GUI cannot reach.
AI query assistant
Natural language → MQL, with your choice of provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, or local agent CLIs). The API key stays in the backend, out of the frontend.
Security by default
Your credentials never sit in plaintext
- Connection profiles and settings are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM (Argon2id key derivation), gated behind a master password.
- Disabling TLS certificate validation is an explicit, opt-in choice with an in-app warning — never silent.
- AI provider API keys are held in the backend, out of the frontend bundle.
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