dbForge Documenter for SQL Server Revision History

2026.1.77 25-Jun-2026

User-reported bug fixes

Added a separate Constraints group in Documenter(#241088)
Fixed a false-positive syntax error triggered by Transact-SQL expressions referencing objects named window
Added the MFA Application ID to the settings export
Resolved clipboard data corruption when copying HTML data with duplicate column names

2026.1.39 15-May-2026

User-reported bug fixes

Several minor bugs are fixed

2026.1.31 11-May-2026

AI Assistant

Improved AI Assistant by adding support for database index metadata

Text Editor

Added the Enclose identifiers in quotes feature to the SQL Editor
Added indexed column icons in Quick Info

Improvements

Added the ability to pin document tabs
Added the ability to restore document tab order

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed an error that occurred when entering a Foreign Key description in Documenter (#240669)
Fixed an issue where the document database was lost for recovered documents
Fixed the behavior of the "SQL Look In" option in the Find and Replace control
Fixed MFA authentication when connecting under different user accounts
Fixed an error in the data editor that occurred when executing a modified query before the previous query had finished fetching data
Updated the installation wizard to not display the "Successful Install" page during dbForge product updates
Fixed the auto-hint behavior for server selection on the Connection form
Improved saving of window layouts and restoration of window positions after restarting the Studio

2025.3.149 25-Mar-26

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed the Look In drop-down list in the Find and Replace window

2025.3.107 12-Feb-26

User-reported bug fixes

Several minor bugs are fixed

2025.3.93 29-Jan-26

User-reported bug fixes

Added support for the FORCESEEK table hint in FROM clauses for the Text Editor

2025.3.61 24-Dec-25

Text Editor Improvements

Added scroll bar annotations
Added an option to automatically surround selections
Added camelCase formatting for identifiers

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed an issue with navigating description fields in Documenter (#147479)
Added an option to adjust column layout so columns fit within the PDF
Fixed an issue where floating-point values lost precision when copied to Excel

2025.2.138 20-Nov-25

User-reported bug fixes

Added functionality to reset nullable columns to null when clicking Clear in the date editor calendar

2025.2.109 31-Oct-25

User-reported bug fixes

Resolved an issue with displaying the tooltip for a document bookmark, where the tooltip window overlapped the document bookmark

2025.2.91 23-Oct-25

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed an exception caused by empty values in the parameter input form in SQL Document
Fixed an issue with clearing the DataViewer

2025.2.37 23-Sep-25

Connectivity

Enhanced authentication capabilities for SQL Server when using Entra ID
Added support for Microsoft Fabric

AI Assistant

Introduced automatic error submission from the Error List to AI chat for detailed explanations and suggested fixes
Added a Web Search option in the AI Assistant chat, allowing searches across Devart documentation, website, and blog

Improvements

Improved encryption capabilities
Added tooltips to the SQL document tab, showing connection and database names, document owner, full file path, and server version
Introduced the ability to customize the position where new document tabs open
Added Alt+Up and Alt+Down shortcuts to move selected lines up or down in the SQL document
Added the Ctrl+Shift+A shortcut to select the entire statement in the SQL document, including all related keywords, operators, and values
Added full support for the OPENROWSET function in Syntax Check
Expanded Azure SQL support to include partition functions, schemes, tables, columns, and indexes

User-reported bug fixes

Resolved an issue where the Data Viewer content was lost when switching focus between tool windows

2025.1.230 21-Aug-25

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed an issue with folder naming in Documenter: '.' in connection names is replaced with empty string and '..' with '_' when used as folder names (#190115)

2025.1.186 21-Jul-25

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed an issue with long file names
Removed opening the connection on the main thread when opening the parameter input form
Fixed an issue with the automatic display of Data Editor: when the Activate Data Editor after query execution option is enabled, Data Editor now opens automatically after a query runs, even if no data is returned

2025.1.134 23-Jun-25

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed column alias suggestions in INSERT ... SELECT expressions

2025.1.124 16-Jun-25

AI Assistant is added

Context-aware query generation
Conversion of natural language to SQL
Query optimization
SQL explanations
SQL troubleshooting
Error analysis and recommendations
AI chat
Integration with the dbForge tools

Connectivity

Added support for dedicated and serverless SQL pools in Azure Synapse Analytics

Improvements

Updated color palettes for the Light and Dark skins
Refined font rendering and the coloring of syntax errors
Added Brief View to the Start Page to switch between displaying full paths to recent files and a more compact list
Supported integration with SSMS 21.0

User-reported bug fixes

Several minor bugs are fixed

7.1.63 14-May-25

Improvements

Supported integration with SSMS 21.0 Preview 7

User-reported bug fixes

Several minor bugs are fixed

7.1.45 18-Apr-25

Improvements

Supported integration with SSMS 21.0 Preview 6

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed an error with reading the database list when connecting to the server

7.1.37 07-Apr-25

Improvements

Added support for SQL Server 2025
Supported integration with SSMS 21.0 Preview 5
Supported compatibility with Windows Server 2025

User-reported bug fixes

Several minor bugs are fixed

7.0.362 07-Mar-25

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed an issue with PDF documentation size (#168437)
Added error handling to the documentation generation process
Improved error handling in documentation generation: if the database state prevents the process, the user is now prompted with options to continue, ignore the error, ignore all errors, or abort (Ignore Error, Ignore All Errors, or Abort in the UI)
Added error handling for cases where parent objects of subobjects were not retrieved during the database description process

7.0.249 14-Nov-24

User-reported bug fixes

Several minor bugs are fixed

7.0.210 18-Oct-24

User-reported bug fixes

Several minor bugs are fixed

7.0.158 05-Sep-24

Connectivity

Renamed the Azure Active Directory authentication type to Microsoft Entra ID
Added support for ApsaraDB

SQL Query History

Redesigned the SQL Query history toolbar with an updated date range selection and a new Clear button
Added the ability to save user-defined column layouts in Query History

Documents

Added options to rearrange tab opening order
Added new options in Tabs and Windows: Tab layout, Show tabs in multiple rows, and Close tabs with middle-click
Added a new shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+/ that comments selected pieces of code

Data Editor

Added an option to set a cell value to a unique identifier from the shortcut menu

User-reported bug fixes

Fixed the functionality for searching dependent objects in the Database Documenter (#145647)
Fixed the display of XML comments in database objects (#145649)
Added support for using the TAB character in the object description field in the Database Documenter (#147479)
Changed the behavior of displaying database information: the database properties information is now available only after fully retrieving the database metadata (#133001)
Added support for temporal tables in the Database Documenter (#127774)

1.8.2 12-Apr-24

Improvement

Integration support for SSMS 20.x

User-reported bug fixes

Several user reported minor bugs are fixed

1.7.29 28-Dec-23

User-reported and internal bug fixes

Fixed the retrieval of table descriptions in the Documenter functionality (#138235)
Fixed an error that occurred when switching between tables while using the Documenter functionality (#127212)

1.7.26 12-Jul-23

User reported bug fixes

Fixed an error that occurred when the SQL document was closed while processing the parameter list for functions
Expanded the list of conditions in the Filter Editor for columns of type int in the Data Editor
Resolved a freezing issue that occurred when editing values in large tables in Data Editor

1.7.22 12-May-23

User reported bug fixes

Several user reported bugs are fixed

1.7.18 30-Dec-22

New features and improvements

Support for macOS & Linux via CrossOver
SSMS v19 Preview 4 integration is added

User-reported and internal bug fixes

Fixed the logic of handling the Description property for Azure SQL Database objects

1.7.16 12-Sep-22

New features and improvements

Connectivity support for SQL Server 2022 CTP 2.1

1.7.10 20-Jul-22

New features and improvements

SSMS v19 Preview 2 integration is added

1.7.4 17-Jun-22

New features and improvements

Internal library updates

User-reported and internal bug fixes

Fixed an issue with document generation for encrypted procedures and functions (#86286)
Fixed a documentation generation issue (#75272)
Fixed an unexpected exception that occurred when generating HTML documentation (#77497)

1.6.5 21-Dec-21

New features and improvements

Improved the behavior of data sorting in Data Editor
Added the ability to resize the search text field
Added a warning when trying to save read-only files with the applied changes

User-reported and internal bug fixes

Fixed unexpected exception thrown when generating database documentation (#66008)
Fixed unexpected exception thrown when creating a connection (#65327)

1.5.67 10-Sep-21

New features and improvements

Ability to simultaneously connect with different ApplicationIDs to Azure SQL Server

User reported bug fixes

Error with canceling the operation in Data Editor
Improved behavior with the active Paste As New Records command in Data Editor
Improved behavior of active control of changing the current database when executing the query in SQL Document
Coloring of cells with the NULL values in Data Editor
Error when completing the procedure with parameters in Data Editor
Error when executing a query with parameters of the Date type in Paginal Mode in Data Editor
Error with specifying an incorrect value in the Filter window in Data Editor
Processing of the Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C shortcuts in Data Viewer

1.5.58 16-Jun-21

New features and improvements

Auto-line-break of long headings
New formatting profiles
Options search
Integration into MS SSMS v18.9

User-reported and internal bug fixes

1.4.75 08-Oct-19

User reported bug fixes

Several user reported bugs are fixed

1.4.52 27-Jun-19

User reported bug fixes

Problems with generation big size logo are fixed ()

1.4.37 10-May-19

User reported bug fixes

Problem with database object describing is fixed (T280344)
Several user reported bugs are fixed

1.4.24 20-Feb-19

New features and improvements

Support for the Active Directory - Universal with MFA authentication

User reported bug fixes

Several user reported bugs are fixed

1.3.38 21-Dec-18

New features and improvements

Connectivity support for SQL Server 2019
Product now integrates into SSMS v18
Lots of Azure improvements implemented

User reported bug fixes

Problem with error report during *.pdf file generation is fixed

1.2.86 19-Jul-18

User reported bug fixes

Description editing issue is fixed (T238463)

1.2.72 30-Aug-17

SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1 (SP1) new syntax support
SQL Server 2017 new syntax support
The latest SQL Server Management Studio v17.2 integration support
Azure SQL Data Warehouse support
Documenter tool now supports generation to Markdown format

1.1.44 20-Apr-17

Compliance with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
Connection to Microsoft Azure SQL Database by using identities in Azure Active Directory
Trial product activation
Greatly improved visual style of the application with high DPI support
Command-line support implemented
Support for PowerShell
Specific exit codes added

1.0.80 16-Sep-16

First release of dbForge Documenter for SQL Server