Azure Data Studio is a lightweight, cross-platform data management and development tool with connectivity to popular cloud and on-premises databases. Azure Data Studio supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with immediate capability to connect to Azure SQL and SQL Server. Browse the extension library for more database support options including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Cosmos DB.
Azure Data Studio's familiar interface offers a modern editor experience with IntelliSense, code snippets, source control integration, and an integrated terminal. Engineered with the data platform user in mind, its extensibility allows users to customize their experience by installing the extensions relevant to their workflow, including database migrations, charting, GitHub Copilot, and more!
Use Azure Data Studio to query, design, and manage your databases and data warehouses wherever they are, on your local computer or in the cloud.
1 There's a known issue with install on RHEL. For more information, see the release notes.
If you have comments or suggestions or want to report a problem with downloading Azure Data Studio, submit an issue to our team on the Azure Data Studio feedback page.
Beginning with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.7, Azure Data Studio is automatically installed alongside SSMS. Users of SQL Server Management Studio are now able to benefit from the innovations and features in Azure Data Studio. Azure Data Studio is a cross-platform and open-source desktop tool for your environments, whether in the cloud, on-premises, or hybrid.
This release of Azure Data Studio includes a standard Windows installer experience and a .zip file.
We recommend the user installer, which simplifies installations and updates and doesn't require administrator privileges because the location is under your user Local AppData (LOCALAPPDATA) folder.
The user installer also provides a smoother background update experience. For more information, see User setup for Windows.
To expand the contents of the .zip file, double-click it.
To make Azure Data Studio available in Launchpad, drag the Azure Data Studio.app file to the Applications folder.
Note
For Apple Silicon users, please make sure you have Rosetta 2 installed. Some backend services are yet to be converted to native ARM64 binaries. You can run the following command in a Terminal window to install Rosetta 2.
You can install Azure Data Studio on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Ubuntu, Debian, and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Install Azure Data Studio for Windows. Then, use the azuredatastudio command in a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) terminal just as you would in a standard command prompt. By default, the application is stored in your AppData folder.
Start Azure Data Studio from the WSL command prompt. When you're using the default Windows installation, start the application by running the following command. Replace <your user name> with your user name:
/mnt/c/Users/<your user name>/AppData/Local/Programs/Azure Data Studio/azuredatastudio.exe
Azure Data Studio runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The following versions are supported:
Windows: 10 and later versions
Windows Server: 2016, 2019, 2022
macOS: versions with Apple security update support. This is typically the latest release and the two previous versions.
Linux: Debian 9+, RHEL 7+, SLES 15, Ubuntu 18.04+
Note
Incremental versions within a major operating system release may no longer be in support by the operating system. Consult the documentation for your operating system to ensure you have received applicable updates.
System requirements
Requirement level
CPU cores
RAM memory
Recommended
4
8 GB
Minimum
2
4 GB
Check for updates
To check for the latest updates, on the left pane, select Manage (gear icon), and then select Check for Updates.
To apply environment updates offline, install the latest version directly over your previously installed version. You don't need to uninstall earlier versions of Azure Data Studio. If an earlier version is present, the installer automatically updates to the latest version.
If you installed Azure Data Studio by using the Windows installer, uninstall it just as you would any Windows application.
If you installed Azure Data Studio with a .zip file or other archive, delete that file.
macOS
You can uninstall apps from the Internet or drive on Mac by completing the following steps:
Select the Finder icon in the Dock, and then select Applications in the Finder sidebar.
Do one of the following steps:
If an app is in a folder, open the app's folder to check for an uninstaller. Double-click Uninstall [App] or [App] Uninstaller, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
If an app isn't in a folder or doesn't have an uninstaller, drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (at the end of the Dock).
To uninstall apps you've downloaded from the App Store, use Launchpad.
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