MySQL Query Builder Tool for Visual Query Design

If you'd like to have a more intuitive way of creating queries than writing SQL code, you might as well try our visual Query Builder for MySQL. It will help you construct even the most complex SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE queries on diagrams with minimum effort on your behalf. You only need to start drawing your query, and our smart tool will take care of the rest.

  • Navigate across tables with a convenient Database Explorer
  • Visualize queries of any complexity on diagrams
  • Auto-join columns by primary/foreign key or name
  • Add and edit sub-queries with ease
  • Execute, optimize, and reverse-engineer your queries
  • Manage and analyze data with a variety of auxiliary tools
  • Use the integrated AI Assistant to get your tasks done faster

Work with JOINs in Query Builder easily

SQL JOIN visualizer

Click the Venn diagram above to examine the visual representation of various JOIN types in MySQL. In the accompanying screenshots, you will see how easily and intuitively Query Builder handles all of them.

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Features

  • Visual query building

AI Assistant

  • Context-aware query generation
  • Conversion of natural language to SQL
  • Query optimization
  • SQL explanations
  • SQL troubleshooting
  • Error analysis and clarifications
  • AI chat
  • Web search
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Visual query building

  • Creation of basic and advanced MySQL queries
  • State-of-the-art diagrams with zooming and keyboard support
  • Diagram preview and printing
  • Easy addition of sub-queries to any part of the main query
  • Query outline (displayed in Document Outline window)
  • Expression builder for complex conditions
  • Graphical MySQL query builder with undo/redo options
  • Quick conversion of SELECT statements into INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE
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Query optimization

  • SHOW PROFILE, EXPLAIN results and STATUS variables
  • Query plans displayed in the tree view for easy examination and evaluation
  • Profiling history that can be saved for further data analysis
  • Comparison of profiling results with highlighted differences
  • Printing of profiling results
  • Detailed information on the most frequently used command types
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Completion-aided SQL development

  • SQL editor with syntax coloring, bookmarks, and text search
  • Context-aware code auto-completion
  • Instant MySQL syntax validation
  • Quick information about schema objects
  • Instant code formatting
  • Predefined and custom formatting profiles
  • CLI-powered automated formatting
  • Document Outline window for quick navigation through large scripts
  • Execution of entire scripts, selected code fragments, and individual statements
  • History of executed queries
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Versatile data management

  • Asynchronous data fetching with the ability to cancel
  • Batch table update mode where changes are accumulated and applied explicitly
  • Copying of data with column headers
  • SQL query manager with server-side data filtering and column-hiding features for complex queries
  • Data Viewer and Editor for large objects
  • Foreign key lookup editor, full card view
  • Full-text and incremental search through the data grid
  • Grouping by arbitrary columns
  • Editing of multi-table query result sets
  • Paginated data browsing for large result sets
  • Visible column picker
  • Editing of microseconds in columns with TIME, DATETIME, and TIMESTAMP
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Data analysis

  • Data aggregation in pivot tables
  • Visualization of data relationships with pivot charts
  • Reordering of fields
  • Data sorting and filtering by predefined conditions
  • Calculation of grand totals using summary functions
  • Visualization of relationships between tables in Master-Detail Browser
  • Export of diagrams to images
  • Quick sending of tables to Query Builder
  • Easy switching between Data and Design Views
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Data reports

  • Easy creation of simple, data-aware, and master-detail reports
  • Export of SQL data to text files
  • Rich customization options
  • Rearrangement and addition of new bands to insert different data
  • Search by entire words
  • Report scaling
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dbForge Query Builder for MySQL

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Key features:

  • Visualization of queries on diagrams
  • Smart code completion, formatting, and optimization
  • Integrated AI Assistant
  • Versatile data management
  • Data export to 14 most widely used formats
  • Master-Detail Browser
  • Data aggregation in pivot tables
  • Customizable data reports
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Key features:

  • AI Assistant
  • Completion-aided SQL coding
  • Instant syntax validation
  • Query optimization
  • MySQL code debugging
  • Source control integration
  • Database design & refactoring
  • Schema comparison & sync
  • Table data comparison & sync
  • Data import & export
  • Database migration
  • Data aggregation in pivot tables
  • Data reporting
  • Generation of test data
  • Generation of documentation
  • Database administration

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What our customers say

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"dbForge Query Builder for MySQL lets me do the table linking and testing out of table JOINs quickly and visually without typing out a paragraph of code."
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"With the help of this tool, we were able to turn around requests most effectively. We got swift development in an easy-to-use tool. As a result, our operations became more productive by approximately 25%."
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"It used to take three weeks to teach this level of SQL. Now, with dbForge, students learn to build complex queries in just 90 minutes."
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"dbForge Query Builder is lightweight, affordable software, which enables fast query building. We got about 80% more productive with its help."
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Frequently asked questions

Is a visual MySQL query builder better than writing SQL manually?

A visual drag-and-drop MySQL query builder is the optimal option for those who prefer creating queries on diagrams over writing complex blocks of SQL code.

Can I edit and run queries directly from a MySQL visual query builder?

If you are using dbForge Query Builder, you have a powerful SQL Editor at hand. In the Editor, you can write, edit, format, and run your queries with ease, as well as inspect and manage the output.

Do MySQL query builders support both MySQL and MariaDB databases?

If the builder in question is one by dbForge, you can rest assured it is perfectly compatible with all relevant versions of both MySQL and MariaDB. Moreover, dbForge Query Builder covers multiple related services. See the full list on the Requirements and compatibility page.

Does dbForge Query Builder for MySQL support drag-and-drop query creation?

Yes, it's precisely the way you can create queries in it.

What export formats are supported in dbForge MySQL Query Builder (e.g., CSV, Excel)?

dbForge Query Builder offers export to 14 different formats: HTML, TXT, XLS, XLSX, MDB, RTF, PDF, JSON, XML, CSV, ODBC, DBF, SQL, and Google Sheets. Additionally, you can save configured export settings to reusable templates.

Can I generate and reuse SQL templates in dbForge Query Builder for MySQL?

Yes, you can. Query Builder offers, among other things, a library of predefined and custom code snippets. Thus, if your SQL template is a brief and reusable piece of code, you can add it as a snippet to the library.

Executed queries are also stored in Query History. With its help, you can return to an executed query at any moment, copy, adjust, and re-run it whenever required.

How can I download and try dbForge Query Builder for MySQL for free?

dbForge Query Builder is available for a free 30-day trial. You can download the Builder to see its features and capabilities in action. To continue using the Builder after the trial, you can purchase one or more licenses, either subscription-based or perpetual. Note that the purchase of multiple licenses brings additional discounts.

What types of DML queries does dbForge Query Builder for MySQL support?

Our query designer for MySQL allows you to create SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE queries on visual diagrams.