Server Explorer

Keep connections and their schema close at hand, organized for the way you think about your work.

Server Explorer is the tree on the left: connections at the top and a live view of schemas, tables, views, procedures, and more beneath each database. You decide how to group connections and arrange objects, while a local cache keeps the whole thing quick to open.

Grouping views

Flat, or grouped by client, project, environment, or server.

Schema tree

Schemas, object-type folders, and how metadata lines up.

System databases & schemas

Fold, inline, or hide the objects the engine ships.

Schema cache

Instant tree from a client-side cache, revalidated on connect.

Relationship graph

An ER diagram of a database's foreign keys, laid out, filtered, and exportable.

The header's overflow menu holds the grouping choices plus Manage Connections, Collapse All, and Refresh. Most of the tree's organization is configured in Settings › Data Model › Server Explorer.

In this section

Grouping views — See connections flat or grouped by client, project, environment, or server when a longer list needs a little order.
Schema tree — Learn how databases, schemas, and objects settle into a tree that stays easy to navigate.
System databases & schemas — Choose whether each engine's built-in objects are folded away, shown inline, or kept out of sight.
Schema cache — Keep the schema tree quick with a local cache that checks itself whenever you reconnect.