Native SQL Server tools for Mac

SSMS. Native on macOS. At Last.

Stop draining your laptop battery running heavy Windows Virtual Machines or fighting generic web-wrapped database tools. Helix SQL brings the deep database management capabilities of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio directly to Apple Silicon, written entirely in native Swift.

Join the TestFlight Beta

Helix SQL query window in dark mode, with a SQL editor and a visual execution plan

Core features

The capabilities SQL Server engineers reach for every day, running as a native Mac app.

Blistering Native Performance

Built entirely in Swift and SwiftUI for zero lag, smooth data scrolling, and absolute battery efficiency.
Respects your desktop environment with a fully adaptive UI that can follow your system theme or explicitly lock to light or dark mode.

Visual Execution Plans

Analyze query bottlenecks with native, visual estimated and actual execution plans modeled directly after SSMS conventions.
Inspect node details, scan costs, and row weights effortlessly on your Mac.

Enterprise Security & Entra ID

Built using the official Microsoft Data Client engine to support full corporate compliance standards.
Connect securely via standard SQL Logins or seamless Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) Multi-Factor Interactive Web Browser authentication.

Streamlined Daily Workflows

Keep your environments organized with instant local Connection History memory caches securely encrypted via the macOS Keychain.
Export massive query data arrays instantly using fast, multi-format right-click clipboard serialization tools.

Helix SQL connect window beside a Microsoft Entra sign-in prompt in the browser — Microsoft Entra MFA opens in your browser. Helix SQL waits for the sign-in, then connects with the official Microsoft data client.

Phase 1

Join the Phase 1 Early Adopter Journey

Closed beta seats: 50
First year on the Mac App Store: Free

Helix SQL is currently in active feature deployment. We are recruiting 50 core SQL Server engineers and DBAs for our closed TestFlight group. By helping us test connection configurations and surface edge-case bugs, active beta participants will be issued a unique custom promotional voucher code unlocking a 100% free first year subscription window when the application launches publicly on the Mac App Store.

Join the TestFlight Beta