MongoDB Compass is the official GUI for MongoDB, maintained by MongoDB itself. MongoDB Compass helps users make clever decisions about the data structure, querying, indexing, and many more actions you can perform on the database.
The primary objective of this article is to guide users who are new to MongoDB to perform database operations conveniently using MongoDB Compass.
(This article is part of our MongoDB Guide. Use the right-hand menu to navigate.)
What is MongoDB Compass?
MongoDB Compass is a GUI to explore, analyze, and interact with the content stored in a MongoDB database without knowing or using queries.
Compass a GUI alternative to the Mongo shell, which we’ve previously discussed. MongoDB Compass is an open-source tool. You can find its GitHub repository here.
What can you do with MongoDB Compass?
MongoDB Compass is a much better alternative for the Mongo shell. Compass can carry out all the operations that Mongo Shell does and more, including:
- Visualize and explore data stored in your database
- Create databases and Insert, update, and delete data in your database
- Get immediate real-time server statistics
- Understand performance issues with visual explain plans
- Manage your indexes
- Validate your data with JSON schema validation rules
- Extendable via plugins
You can enjoy the benefits of MongoDB’s powerful features by installing the full version of Compass. It’s free to use for everyone and will make working with MongoDB easier than any other tool.
Now, let’s install MongoDB Compass.
