Arbor LDAP Browser for Mac

Arbor LDAP Browser

Arbor is a native macOS LDAP browser and administration tool for directory services professionals. Connect to any LDAP or LDAPS server — including Microsoft Active Directory, NetIQ / OpenText eDirectory, OpenLDAP, 389 Directory Server, FreeIPA, and more — and manage your directory with a clean, responsive interface built around modern macOS conventions.

Browse and Search

• Lazy-loading tree with paged children, container-only filtering, and naming-context awareness • Quick search and Advanced Search with RFC 4515 filter validation and schema-backed attribute autocomplete • Graphical filter builder plus an optional AI assistant that turns plain English into LDAP filters • Saved searches with one-click recall, plus recent-search history • Rich attribute display: schema-aware rendering for DNs, dates, booleans, integers, eDirectory net addresses and paths, AD userAccountControl flag breakdowns, and binary data • Reveal-in-Tree from any DN value to jump and expand the directory hierarchy • Session-scoped activity log with sensitive-attribute masking and CSV export

Secure Connections

• Full TLS / LDAPS support with trust prompts and per-host certificate pinning • Keychain-stored passwords for saved connection profiles • Optional iCloud sync of connection profiles across your Macs • Read-only mode for safe browsing of production directories • Automatic directory-type detection

Active Directory Tools

• Domain Info, Password Policy, Account Lockout Status • Nested Group Membership traversal • Replication Metadata inspection • userAccountControl flag editor with per-flag toggles

eDirectory Tools

• Replication Status — per-server replica health • Partition Status — cross-server replica holders with type, state, and sync indicators • Server Statistics from cn=monitor • Tree-wide ACL editor and per-entry ACL editor

OpenLDAP / 389 Directory Server Tools

• Server Monitor with backend statistics • Replication agreement status

Arbor Pro

Unlock advanced capabilities with a one-time in-app purchase:

• Full editing — add, edit, delete attribute values; rename, move, and delete entries; create new entries via a schema-aware wizard • Delete Subtree with progress and cancel • LDIF Import wizard with changetype support, update-existing mode, live progress, and per-operation logging • LDIF Export — entries, containers, subtrees, search results, or the full schema; configurable line endings and fold length • CSV Export of search results with configurable column delimiter and multi-value separator • X.509 Certificate Viewer — decode userCertificate, nDSPKIPublicKeyCertificate, and similar binary attributes; export as .cer • Binary attribute load/save to disk for certificate replacement and media upload • Password management — Active Directory reset, eDirectory Universal Password, and standard LDAP password modify • Effective Rights Calculator (eDirectory) • Schema Editor — browse, create, edit, and delete attribute types and object classes • DirXML / Identity Manager command panel with chunked-response support

What's New

What's New in Arbor 2.3 — search-focused polish based on user feedback:

Better search feedback

• New "Searching in: DN" indicator directly under the search bar so it's clear which container the next search will use as its base. When your tree selection is narrowing the search, the caption tells you.

• Search results are now flagged as Out of Date when you edit the search form after running a query. Click the orange chip to re-run. The Export sheet also warns before exporting stale results.

Filter authoring

• New Expand button next to Builder and Ask AI opens a full multi-line editor for writing long or nested filters with indentation and line breaks. Whitespace between tokens is ignored, so formatting for readability doesn't change your query.

• Filter validation errors now show a compiler-style caret line pointing at the exact character where the parser failed — no more counting to "position 27" by hand.

Miscellaneous

• Reveal in Tree is now also on search-result rows and the DN header of the attribute pane. • Fixed: the Pro paywall now closes automatically after purchase or restore instead of requiring a restart.