{"slug": "show-hn-mqlens-a-native-mongodb-gui-ssh-x-509-kerberos-no-electron", "title": "Show HN: MQLens – A Native MongoDB GUI (SSH, X.509, Kerberos, No Electron)", "summary": "MQLens, a native MongoDB GUI built with Tauri/Rust rather than Electron, has reached 4,206 downloads. The open-source (Apache-2.0) app supports SSH, X.509, and Kerberos authentication, offers aggregation pipelines with explain plans, bulk edit, schema analysis, GridFS, an embedded mongosh, and an optional AI query assistant, with no telemetry or account required.", "body_md": "### Windows\n\nDetectedWindows 10 or later (x64)\n\nDownload the installer, run it, and launch MQLens from the Start menu.\n\nEvery auth mode, TLS/SSH/proxy, aggregation pipelines with explain plans, bulk edit, schema analysis, GridFS, an embedded `mongosh`\n\n, and an AI query assistant — in a tiny native app (Tauri/Rust, not Electron). Credentials stay encrypted on your machine.\n\nFree & open source (Apache-2.0) · No telemetry · No account.\n\nFree and open source — no account, no email, no telemetry. Just download and connect.\n\n**4,206** downloads and counting\n\nWindows 10 or later (x64)\n\nDownload the installer, run it, and launch MQLens from the Start menu.\n\nmacOS 11 (Big Sur) or later\n\nDownload the .dmg, open it, and drag MQLens to your Applications folder.\n\nUbuntu 20.04+, Fedora 36+, or equivalent (x64)\n\nDebian/Ubuntu: install the .deb. Fedora/RHEL: install the .rpm. An AppImage is also available.\n\nOne cross-platform desktop app — no Atlas account required, no cloud round-trip for your data.\n\nStandalone, replica set, or connection string — with every auth mechanism and the network plumbing real deployments actually need.\n\nRun find with full controls, build queries with a visual builder, and compose complete aggregation pipelines without leaving the raw view.\n\nExplain plans for both find and aggregate, rendered as a visual tree — plus full index, collection, and view management.\n\nInspect documents as a table, tree, or JSON, and make changes with guardrails so you never touch more than you meant to.\n\nThe extras that round out real workflows — embedded shell, file storage, and an optional AI assistant — without leaving the app.\n\nCaptured from the running desktop app against a seeded local MongoDB database — quick start, the AI assistant, schema analysis, the tree and JSON views, and GridFS.\n\n``` python\n# Verify any download against its signature\ngpg --import KEYS\ngpg --verify MQLens_0.1.0_amd64.deb.asc \\\n            MQLens_0.1.0_amd64.deb\n```\n\n", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-mqlens-a-native-mongodb-gui-ssh-x-509-kerberos-no-electron", "canonical_source": "https://mqlens.com/", "published_at": "2026-09-01 13:08:30+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-01 13:23:36.218022+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["MQLens", "MongoDB", "Tauri", "Rust"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-mqlens-a-native-mongodb-gui-ssh-x-509-kerberos-no-electron", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-mqlens-a-native-mongodb-gui-ssh-x-509-kerberos-no-electron.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-mqlens-a-native-mongodb-gui-ssh-x-509-kerberos-no-electron.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-mqlens-a-native-mongodb-gui-ssh-x-509-kerberos-no-electron.jsonld"}}