HeidiSQL

ApplicationAnsgar Becker

Dem still dey call am heidisql, heidisql mariadb

Ansgar BeckerProductivity

Windows SQL GUI wey popular for MariaDB and MySQL. Di process na heidisql.exe. E no be DBeaver.

Wetin you need know

HeidiSQL na Windows SQL GUI. E no be DBeaver.

heidisql.exe na native MariaDB/MySQL client. DBeaver na Java multi-engine IDE. None of dem be di database server.

Wetin e be?: SQL desktop client
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If heidisql.exe no fit connect, I dey check di server and port. I no dey install DBeaver as substitute for mysqld wey down.

Wetin be HeidiSQL?

heidisql.exe dey talk to MariaDB, MySQL, and some oda engines wey Ansgar document. E no dey replace DBeaver multi-engine workspace, and e no be mysqld.

If you never use am before

If you dey manage MariaDB or MySQL for Windows, HeidiSQL na di small native GUI wey plenty people dey use. Download am from heidisql.com. DBeaver na Java, multi-engine IDE. Dis one no be database server.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Browse MariaDB and MySQL

Trees, queries, and exports. DBeaver dey do dis plus plenty oda engines inside Java UI.

Run SQL and export

CSV and SQL dumps. Dis one na client. Di server still be MariaDB or MySQL.

Saved sessions

Windows-native session list. DBeaver workspaces na different file format.

Na who e dey for?

Windows admins of MariaDB or MySQL
People wey dey see DBeaver as heavy software
Anybody wey tink say HeidiSQL na di server

Current status

HeidiSQL (2006) na current sql desktop client from Ansgar Becker. Di vendor still dey point Windows users to https://www.heidisql.com/download.php.

How old e be?

HeidiSQL don be Windows MySQL/MariaDB client since 2006. DBeaver na later, broader Java tool. phpMyAdmin na web, no be dis exe.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

HeidiSQL current

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM	E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
heidisql.exe	Main Windows executable

Startup components

HeidiSQL no need to start wit Windows.

File locations

Common HeidiSQL locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files\HeidiSQL\

File formats

SQLCSV

Common wahala dem

Install HeidiSQL and expect say server dey run

Dis na client. Install MariaDB, MySQL, or Laragon if you need server.

Want PostgreSQL-first like DBeaver

HeidiSQL main strength na MariaDB/MySQL. DBeaver na the broader sibling.

How to get unstuck

Install am from heidisql.com/download.php

Installer or portable. Skip "HeidiSQL Pro" ads.

Test the same host and port with the mysql CLI if the GUI fail

Firewall and bind-address na server wahala. DBeaver go still fail the same way.

Export dump from Tools, no be by copying Program Files

Folder copy no be backup. heidisql.com/help.php cover how to export.

Alternatives

DBeaver na the multi-engine Java IDE. MySQL Workbench na Oracle official GUI. DB Browser for SQLite na for local SQLite files.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.heidisql.com/download.php Official installer or vendor page
Help	www.heidisql.com/help.php Vendor support
Official site	www.heidisql.com/download.php Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

The client light. Na the database server and the query wey you run dey set CPU and RAM.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

HeidiSQL official site · Vendor product page
HeidiSQL help · Vendor support
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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