Show HN: MQLens – A Native MongoDB GUI (SSH, X.509, Kerberos, No Electron)

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.

Windows DetectedWindows 10 or later x64 Download the installer, run it, and launch MQLens from the Start menu. Every auth mode, TLS/SSH/proxy, aggregation pipelines with explain plans, bulk edit, schema analysis, GridFS, an embedded mongosh , and an AI query assistant — in a tiny native app Tauri/Rust, not Electron . Credentials stay encrypted on your machine. Free & open source Apache-2.0 · No telemetry · No account. Free and open source — no account, no email, no telemetry. Just download and connect. 4,206 downloads and counting Windows 10 or later x64 Download the installer, run it, and launch MQLens from the Start menu. macOS 11 Big Sur or later Download the .dmg, open it, and drag MQLens to your Applications folder. Ubuntu 20.04+, Fedora 36+, or equivalent x64 Debian/Ubuntu: install the .deb. Fedora/RHEL: install the .rpm. An AppImage is also available. One cross-platform desktop app — no Atlas account required, no cloud round-trip for your data. Standalone, replica set, or connection string — with every auth mechanism and the network plumbing real deployments actually need. Run find with full controls, build queries with a visual builder, and compose complete aggregation pipelines without leaving the raw view. Explain plans for both find and aggregate, rendered as a visual tree — plus full index, collection, and view management. Inspect documents as a table, tree, or JSON, and make changes with guardrails so you never touch more than you meant to. The extras that round out real workflows — embedded shell, file storage, and an optional AI assistant — without leaving the app. Captured 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. python Verify any download against its signature gpg --import KEYS gpg --verify MQLens 0.1.0 amd64.deb.asc \ MQLens 0.1.0 amd64.deb