Do I need Windows or a VM to use SQL Server on my Mac?

No. Rowwright connects to SQL Server over the network directly from macOS.

SQL Server Client for Mac

SQL Server on a Mac, without the workarounds.

Rowwright connects directly to SQL Server and Azure SQL — no virtual machine required. Browse schemas, edit rows, run T-SQL batches and read table structure from a native-feeling Mac app.

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Rowwright server monitor showing live sessions and metrics

Everything you need for SQL Server

Schemas & objects

Tables, views, procedures and functions grouped by schema, with dbo first.

T-SQL batches

Run multi-statement batches and see every result set.

Structure view

Columns with precise types, identity columns, indexes and foreign keys.

Sessions

See active sessions and requests, and terminate a runaway one.

Works with

SQL Server 2017 and newer
Azure SQL Database
Encrypted (TLS) connections

Connect in seconds

1. Open Rowwright and click New connection.
2. Paste a connection URL, or fill in host, port and credentials:

mssql://sa:password@sql.example.com:1433/master

3. Press Save & Connect. Passwords are stored in your macOS Keychain.

SQL Server questions

Do I need Windows or a VM to use SQL Server on my Mac?: No. Rowwright connects to SQL Server over the network directly from macOS.