# mongodb-js/compass

The GUI for MongoDB.

Repository: https://github.com/mongodb-js/compass
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mongodb-js-compass
Homepage: https://mongodb.com/compass
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: mongodb, gui
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:18:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4202, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 16.0, "n_releases_24m": 43}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1494, forks 279 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.975484+00:00)

## What it is
MongoDB Compass is the official graphical user interface for MongoDB, providing a visual tool for exploring data, running queries and aggregations, and managing databases and collections. It is built as an Electron-based desktop application organized as a monorepo of composable plugins covering CRUD operations, aggregation pipeline building, index management, schema analysis, and performance monitoring.

## Use cases
- explore and visualize mongodb collections without writing shell commands
- build aggregation pipelines visually with stage-by-stage previews
- run and save mongodb queries through a gui query bar
- analyze collection schemas and find data patterns or outliers
- create and manage indexes and inspect query performance with explain plans
- import and export data between mongodb and json or csv files
- monitor real-time server metrics and database operations
- generate mongodb queries from natural language

## When to choose
- you use mongodb and prefer a visual interface over the mongo shell
- you need to inspect documents, schemas, and indexes in a mongodb database
- you want to prototype and debug aggregation pipelines interactively
- you need to monitor query performance and optimize indexes
- you want to import or export mongodb data via a gui

## When to avoid
- you need a fully scriptable or headless database administration tool
- you work with relational or non-mongodb databases
- you require a web-based or multi-user database administration platform
- you need advanced database administration like replica set configuration or sharding management

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, database, data-visualization, developer-tools, monitoring, analytics
- domain: databases, developer-tools, data-visualization, analytics
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: mongodb, database-gui, nosql, aggregation-pipeline, query-builder, explain-plan, index-management, data-exploration, electron, crud, import-export, schema-analysis, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- mongodb-js/compass (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.975484+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:23.495575+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mongodb-js/compass (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.975484+00:00, sha 8be720f13fb2)
  - homepage: https://mongodb.com/compass (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:28.001367+00:00, sha 41010e17a0f6)
  - site_page: https://www.mongodb.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:28.012249+00:00, sha c31b6c012546)
  - site_page: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/architecture/current/solutions-library (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:28.015793+00:00, sha 0dfd723aadd5)
  - site_page: https://www.mongodb.com/books (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:28.013787+00:00, sha 70abdeaa2294)
  - site_page: https://www.mongodb.com/company/newsroom (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:28.017543+00:00, sha e3f69e7b7c0c)
  - site_page: https://www.mongodb.com/company/partners (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:28.019303+00:00, sha 342527daf5e8)
  - site_page: https://www.mongodb.com/company (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:28.021340+00:00, sha d34f6c0cb4f8)
  - site_page: https://www.mongodb.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T11:39:28.022977+00:00, sha 94b4db771046)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.