Beekeeper Studio
Beekeeper Studio is a modern and friendly MongoDB GUI client. Our users tell us that Beekeeper Studio is the most intuitive, and easy to use MongoDB GUI client available.
Beekeeper Studio cares about the details, for example, if you paste a MongoDB url into Beekeeper Studio it will just work (tm)
Tried a few tools. Beekeeper was the only one that I found that felt right. Most had a very 1990’s feel to them - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Allan
Tired of clunky MongoDB interfaces that feel like they were designed in the 90s? Beekeeper Studio delivers a MongoDB experience that’s not just modern—it’s revolutionary.
While other tools force you to choose between MongoDB’s power and SQL’s familiarity, we’ve built the first MongoDB client that truly delivers both worlds without compromise. Write native MongoDB queries one minute, switch to SQL syntax the next, and watch as your team’s productivity soars.
Imagine writing this to query your MongoDB collections:
SELECT name, email, orders.total
FROM customers
JOIN orders ON customers._id = orders.customer_id
WHERE orders.status = 'complete'
ORDER BY orders.total DESC
LIMIT 10
That’s right—Beekeeper Studio lets you use the SQL you already know with MongoDB. JOINs, GROUP BY, complex WHERE clauses—it all works. Behind the scenes, we translate to MongoDB’s aggregation pipeline and query operators, giving you the familiar syntax of SQL with the full power of MongoDB. Your entire team can be productive from day one, regardless of their MongoDB experience.
To do this we wrote our own open source SQL to MongoDB library, so you can see exactly how it works, and even use it in your own apps.
Our users report cutting development time in half when working with MongoDB. Why? Because Beekeeper Studio bridges the knowledge gap that’s always existed between document databases and relational thinking. It’s the tool MongoDB deserved from the beginning—intuitive enough for NoSQL experts yet accessible for SQL veterans.
Beekeeper Studio isn’t just another MongoDB client. It’s the missing link in your database toolkit.
Beekeeper Studio is designed primarily to be an easy to use database GUI. We really sweat the details to make the app as intuitive as possible.
Beekeeper Studio’s query editor is powerful, but easy to use. To start writing queries, just pop open a new tab and begin typing – just like in your regular text editor. Learn more.
Browse and edit your collections with our intuitive document view. Filter, modify, and delete documents with ease. Our JSON editor makes working with complex nested data structures simple. Learn more
Manage your MongoDB collections with ease. Create, modify, and delete collections, plus create and manage indexes to optimize your queries. Learn more
Export your collections or query results to CSV, Excel, or JSON formats with just a few clicks. Import data from various formats into your MongoDB collections just as easily. Learn more
Beekeeper’s Team Workspaces let you easily work across multiple machines and share connections and queries with your colleagues. All data is encrypted at rest and in transit, so your information always stays secure. Learn more.
Beekeeper Studio was clean, smooth and just worked - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mike
Beekeeper Studio stands out from other MongoDB GUI tools by offering unique capabilities that make working with MongoDB more productive and accessible:
Our MongoDB client includes powerful SQL-to-MongoDB translation, allowing you to:
This SQL support makes MongoDB accessible to SQL developers and simplifies the transition from relational databases while still leveraging MongoDB’s document-oriented strengths.
-- Example: Simple SQL query that works in Beekeeper for MongoDB
SELECT name, age FROM users WHERE age > 30 ORDER BY name
For MongoDB power users and complex operations, our integrated MongoDB shell provides:
// Example: Run complex MongoDB aggregation pipelines
db.orders.aggregate([
{ $match: { status: "completed" } },
{ $group: { _id: "$customer_id", total: { $sum: "$amount" } } },
{ $sort: { total: -1 } }
])
Our intuitive JSON document editor makes it easy to:
Beekeeper Studio provides powerful query capabilities for MongoDB:
Beekeeper Studio has 100% feature parity across Linux, MacOS, and Windows. So no matter which operating system you work (or play) from, you can query and edit MongoDB with all of our features, no compromises. We use a cross-platform app development framework to make sure that you get the best MongoDB GUI client experience, regardless of whether you use MacOS, Windows, or Linux.
Beekeeper Studio also works great on Chromebooks, Raspberry Pi 3+, and maybe even the odd toaster or fridge (if they run Linux).
Beekeeper Studio was perfect when I began using all three major OSes regularly. -
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jeff
Beekeeper Studio is available for Windows, so you can easily query, edit, and manage your MongoDB databases. Beekeeper Studio's Windows download is available from our download page as either an installer or a portable .exe file. Beekeeper Studio supports Windows 10+, more information is available in our Windows documentation.
Beekeeper Studio integrates seamlessly into the MacOS environment for querying, editing, and managing MongoDB. Beekeeper Studio's MacOS app is available the downloads page. Beekeeper Studio supports both Intel and Apple silicon Macs. More information is available on our MacOS documentation page.
Beekeeper Studio's MongoDB GUI has full feature parity on Linux. Linux is a first-class OS to the Beekeeper Studio team, and we think it's the best way to edit, query, and manage your MongoDB database. Beekeeper Studio works great on all major distributions, including Ubuntu, Fedora, and Arch. You can get Beekeeper Studio's linux client on our download page. Learn more on our Linux docs.
Beekeeper Studio is built by me, Matthew Rathbone and a small team of part-time developers. We build software we care about. We're not part of a big corporation, and we don't have a large investor in the background writing checks. Unlike many of our well-funded competitors, we make a large part of Beekeeper Studio open source, and we also publish a generous Community Edition. We're on a mission to make good software available to everyone. Every purchase supports open source, and our mission.
I hope you enjoy using Beekeeper Studio as much as I enjoy making it.
MongoDB is a popular NoSQL document database that stores data in flexible, JSON-like documents. It’s designed for scalability and developer agility, making it ideal for modern applications with evolving schemas. Learn more about MongoDB on the official website.
Our users tell us that Beekeeper's clean and intuitive interface makes using databases fun again.