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Sequel Ace for Mac
Sequel Ace is an unofficial "sequel" to longtime macOS tool Sequel Pro. Sequel Ace is a fast, easy-to-use Mac database management application for working with MySQL & MariaDB databases. With Sequel Ace, you can write custom queries, or uti…
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Sequel Ace version 5.3.0Mac App Store · macOS 12.0 or later
- Added a built-in MCP server for AI agent integrations (disabled by default), with a new Preferences pane, local-only access, and read-only safeguards
- Added a Vault connection type with OIDC browser authentication and ephemeral MySQL credentials
- Added a PHP serialized data field editor with tree editing for nested arrays, objects, and scalar values
- Added support for AWS IAM authentication via
aws sso loginandaws loginprofiles - Added support for remote socket paths over SSH tunnels
- Added connection favorite search, copy/paste connection strings, clipboard import, and smarter duplicate handling
- Added “Explain Current Query” for quickly running EXPLAIN on the current SQL statement
- Added table-content filtering improvements, including drag-and-drop cell filters and a “Filter by Selected Value” context menu
- Added support for
UUID_v4()in the content view - Added connection options and URL parameters for server public key retrieval and cleartext-plugin configuration
- Improved MySQL 8.4 compatibility for foreign key creation and AUTO_INCREMENT column edits
- Improved User Manager privilege support and error messages for newer MySQL and MariaDB permissions
- Improved CSV import handling for CR/CRLF line endings and quoted line terminators
- Improved collation loading for older or more restricted MySQL servers
- Fixed ProxySQL connection locking caused by stats-expiry updates
- Fixed Save As/Cmd-S behavior so each query tab remembers its own SQL file
- Fixed literal
$Ntext being removed from query favorites - Fixed session time zone restoration after reconnect, SSH localhost handling, stale bookmark alerts, Bundle Editor resize crashes, and JSON formatting crashes with tab indentation
- Modernized major connection, favorites, bundle output, archiving, and database-list internals for improved reliability
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Sequel Ace
Sequel Ace is an unofficial "sequel" to longtime macOS tool Sequel Pro. Sequel Ace is a fast, easy-to-use Mac database management application for working with MySQL & MariaDB databases.
With Sequel Ace, you can write custom queries, or utilize the built-in filtering system to scope down to just what you're looking for. SSH, socket, and local connections are all supported, making all your databases accessible with ease.
Sequel Ace is open source! If you experience issues or have suggestions, check out the GitHub repository to get involved - https://github.com/Sequel-Ace/Sequel-Ace
What's New
- Added a built-in MCP server for AI agent integrations (disabled by default), with a new Preferences pane, local-only access, and read-only safeguards - Added a Vault connection type with OIDC browser authentication and ephemeral MySQL credentials - Added a PHP serialized data field editor with tree editing for nested arrays, objects, and scalar values - Added support for AWS IAM authentication via `aws sso login` and `aws login` profiles - Added support for remote socket paths over SSH tunnels - Added connection favorite search, copy/paste connection strings, clipboard import, and smarter duplicate handling - Added “Explain Current Query” for quickly running EXPLAIN on the current SQL statement - Added table-content filtering improvements, including drag-and-drop cell filters and a “Filter by Selected Value” context menu - Added support for `UUID_v4()` in the content view - Added connection options and URL parameters for server public key retrieval and cleartext-plugin configuration - Improved MySQL 8.4 compatibility for foreign key creation and AUTO_INCREMENT column edits - Improved User Manager privilege support and error messages for newer MySQL and MariaDB permissions - Improved CSV import handling for CR/CRLF line endings and quoted line terminators - Improved collation loading for older or more restricted MySQL servers - Fixed ProxySQL connection locking caused by stats-expiry updates - Fixed Save As/Cmd-S behavior so each query tab remembers its own SQL file - Fixed literal `$N` text being removed from query favorites - Fixed session time zone restoration after reconnect, SSH localhost handling, stale bookmark alerts, Bundle Editor resize crashes, and JSON formatting crashes with tab indentation - Modernized major connection, favorites, bundle output, archiving, and database-list internals for improved reliability
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