A fast, cross-platform SQL Server Management Studio for developers who are tired of waiting.
SSMS is Windows-only. Azure Data Studio is nearing end-of-life. Neither feels fast. SSMSx is a modern desktop SQL Server client built around speed, dense information display, and native-feeling workflows.
- Cross-platform by design: macOS, Windows, and Linux through Tauri.
- Fast startup and low overhead: native shell, React UI, and a focused C# sidecar instead of a heavyweight IDE runtime.
- Real SQL Server connectivity:
Microsoft.Data.SqlClientwith SQL Server auth and SqlClient interactive Entra auth. - Developer-first query workflow: Monaco editor, tabs, IntelliSense, execution shortcuts, result-set tabs, messages, and clipboard-friendly grids.
- Useful database navigation: lazy Object Explorer for databases, tables, views, procedures, functions, columns, keys, indexes, users, and diagrams.
- Quiet, dense UI: light theme, cool grays, one blue accent, 1px borders, and no decorative chrome fighting the data.
SSMSx already has the core workbench in place:
- Saved/recent connections with color-coded connection dots.
- SQL editor tabs with F5 execution and selection execution.
- Query results with selectable cells, keyboard navigation, and copy all with or without headers.
- Resizable Object Explorer with remembered width.
- Results split that opens at 50% and can be dragged per session.
- Database diagrams with saved views, auto layout, SQL output, and EF Core split configuration output.
- Native Tauri packaging, app icon, release workflow, and Homebrew tap automation.
Tauri v2 shell
React 19 + TypeScript frontend
C# .NET sidecar for SQL Server operations
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient
Monaco Editor
Zustand
Tailwind CSS v4
React Flow + Dagre
The product name is SSMSx: uppercase SSMS, lowercase trailing x. The repository slug and package names stay lowercase as ssmsx.
The app icon is the SSMSx data-stack mark: three white server bars on accent blue with green online dots.
Developer setup, local commands, architecture notes, and release mechanics live in docs/DEVELOPMENT.md.
The broader product and implementation specification is in docs/SPEC.md.
Published GitHub releases trigger the macOS signing, notarization, DMG creation, and Homebrew cask update workflow. The release helper skill lives at .claude/skills/create-release and is symlinked into .agents/skills/create-release.
FSL-1.1-MIT: Functional Source License, Version 1.1, with MIT Future License.
