Modern MySQL Workbench 26.10.0.3

Important

This is a PLUGIN for MySQL Workbench, not a separate Workbench. It does not install MySQL Workbench or a MySQL server. Install MySQL Workbench 26 first (free, from Oracle). Modern MySQL Workbench then opens your own Workbench with the notebook, AI, charts and exports added.

A free plugin by KGP Talkie that adds a Jupyter-style notebook, AI, result charts, exports and a VS Code-style workspace to your own MySQL Workbench 26.

For MySQL Workbench 26.10.0. Versions now follow MySQL Workbench: the first three numbers (26.10.0) are the Workbench version this release is made and tested for, the last number is our release for it.

Install

1. Download Modern-MySQL-Workbench-Setup.exe below.
2. Run it. It installs for your user only (no admin rights) in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Modern MySQL Workbench and adds a Modern MySQL Workbench shortcut to the Desktop and the Start menu.
3. Open Modern MySQL Workbench.

Needs Windows 10 or 11 and MySQL Workbench 26 (tested with 26.10.0). MySQL Workbench itself is not changed: plain Workbench still opens from its own shortcut. Close plain Workbench before you open Modern MySQL Workbench.

Already have an older version? Run the new installer; it updates in place.

The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn. Click More info, then Run anyway.

To remove it: Settings > Apps > Installed apps > Modern MySQL Workbench > Uninstall.

New in 26.10.0.3

• AI agent mode (new default). AI prompts and Fix with AI now plan the work, look up your databases, tables and columns, and check the SQL against the database (with EXPLAIN, never run) before they answer. Every step shows in the AI card under "How this answer was made". Configure AI has a new Mode setting: Agent, or Direct (one call, faster, no checks). A model that cannot call tools answers directly, and the card says so.
• The AI sees the right tables (the database the cell is in, plus any database you name) and never guesses a table or column name. When one is missing it says so instead of writing SQL.
• A USE in a cell is followed by the AI and by column autocomplete.
• AI Prompt: "AI Cell" is now "AI Prompt", and every cell's toolbar has an Add AI Prompt Below button (chat bubble with a sparkle).
• Explorer: New File and New Folder, as in VS Code. Type the name; reports/monthly.sql makes the folder too.
• Search panel (magnifier in the activity bar, or Ctrl+Shift+F): text and file names in the open folder, with Match Case, Whole Word and Regular Expression. Click a line to open the file there.
• Opening a file that is already open switches to its tab instead of opening it twice.

These bring the notebook up to SQL Notebook Studio 1.1.1 (the VS Code extension) for MySQL.

In 26.10.0.2

• No more "Failed to remove temporary directory" warning when you open Modern MySQL Workbench.

In 26.10.0.1

• Version numbers that match MySQL Workbench.
• New shortcut icon: your own MySQL Workbench icon with a small notebook badge in the corner, made on your PC when you install.
• Version guard: if a Workbench update changes the parts the plugin builds on, the plugin turns itself off cleanly and asks you to update it.

Features

Notebook cells, Run All, result search, filters, sort, copy and save, charts, {{variables}}, safety confirms, Production and Read-only tags, query timeout, MySQL keywords in capitals as you type, exports (HTML, PDF, Markdown, .sqlnb, .sql), a sample notebook, AI with agent mode (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible API), and a VS Code-style Explorer and Search.

About AI answers

The plugin does not write the SQL; the model you pick in Configure AI does. Use a cloud model, or a local model of 27b to 32b parameters. Small models (4b and below) often write wrong SQL: that is the model, not the plugin. Free API options (OpenRouter, Google Gemini, Groq, NVIDIA NIM) are in the README under "Choosing an AI model".

SHA-256 of Modern-MySQL-Workbench-Setup.exe: a0326aa6c90fbee68fd2f85c0961bba747a0cbb397cca2585927c18ebea4c9b7

Modern MySQL Workbench 26.10.0.2

Important

This is a PLUGIN for MySQL Workbench, not a separate Workbench. It does not install MySQL Workbench or a MySQL server. Install MySQL Workbench 26 first (free, from Oracle). Modern MySQL Workbench then opens your own Workbench with the notebook, AI, charts and exports added.

A free plugin by KGP Talkie that adds a Jupyter-style notebook, AI, result charts, exports and a VS Code-style workspace to your own MySQL Workbench 26.

For MySQL Workbench 26.10.0. Versions now follow MySQL Workbench: the first three numbers (26.10.0) are the Workbench version this release is made and tested for, the last number is our release for it. This is a bug-fix release for 26.10.0.1.

Install

1. Download Modern-MySQL-Workbench-Setup.exe below.
2. Run it. It installs for your user only (no admin rights) in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Modern MySQL Workbench and adds a Modern MySQL Workbench shortcut to the Desktop and the Start menu.
3. Open Modern MySQL Workbench.

Needs Windows 10 or 11 and MySQL Workbench 26 (tested with 26.10.0). MySQL Workbench itself is not changed: plain Workbench still opens from its own shortcut. Close plain Workbench before you open Modern MySQL Workbench.

Already have an older version? Run the new installer; it updates in place.

The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn. Click More info, then Run anyway.

To remove it: Settings > Apps > Installed apps > Modern MySQL Workbench > Uninstall.

New in 26.10.0.2

• No more "Failed to remove temporary directory" warning when you open Modern MySQL Workbench. The launcher starts the plugin server from the same exe, and the server used to run from the launcher's own temp folder, so the launcher could not delete it when it closed. Each program the exe starts now gets its own folder. You can delete any leftover _MEI... folders in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp once Modern MySQL Workbench is closed.

In 26.10.0.1

• Version numbers that match MySQL Workbench.
• New shortcut icon: your own MySQL Workbench icon with a small notebook badge in the corner, made on your PC when you install.
• Version guard: if a Workbench update changes the parts the plugin builds on, the plugin turns itself off cleanly and asks you to update it.

Features

Notebook cells, Run All, result search, filters, sort, copy and save, charts, {{variables}}, safety confirms, Production and Read-only tags, query timeout, MySQL keywords in capitals as you type, exports (HTML, PDF, Markdown, .sqlnb, .sql), a sample notebook, and AI (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible API).

About AI answers

The plugin does not write the SQL; the model you pick in Configure AI does. Use a cloud model, or a local model of 27b to 32b parameters. Small models (4b and below) often write wrong SQL: that is the model, not the plugin. Free API options (OpenRouter, Google Gemini, Groq, NVIDIA NIM) are in the README under "Choosing an AI model".

SHA-256 of Modern-MySQL-Workbench-Setup.exe: ff18269715552028f421ab484e1663d881d4e94cebbd5057fc824934c4be7373

Modern MySQL Workbench 26.10.0.1

Important

This is a PLUGIN for MySQL Workbench, not a separate Workbench. It does not install MySQL Workbench or a MySQL server. Install MySQL Workbench 26 first (free, from Oracle). Modern MySQL Workbench then opens your own Workbench with the notebook, AI, charts and exports added.

A free plugin by KGP Talkie that adds a Jupyter-style notebook, AI, result charts, exports and a VS Code-style workspace to your own MySQL Workbench 26.

For MySQL Workbench 26.10.0. Versions now follow MySQL Workbench: the first three numbers (26.10.0) are the Workbench version this release is made and tested for, the last number is our release for it. This release replaces 10.1 (same features, new version number, new icons).

Install

1. Download Modern-MySQL-Workbench-Setup.exe below.
2. Run it. It installs for your user only (no admin rights) in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Modern MySQL Workbench and adds a Modern MySQL Workbench shortcut to the Desktop and the Start menu.
3. Open Modern MySQL Workbench.

Needs Windows 10 or 11 and MySQL Workbench 26 (tested with 26.10.0). MySQL Workbench itself is not changed: plain Workbench still opens from its own shortcut. Close plain Workbench before you open Modern MySQL Workbench.

Already have 10.1? Run the new installer; it updates in place.

The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn. Click More info, then Run anyway.

To remove it: Settings > Apps > Installed apps > Modern MySQL Workbench > Uninstall.

New in 26.10.0.1

• Version numbers that match MySQL Workbench, so you can see at a glance which Workbench a release is for.
• New shortcut icon. The installer takes your own MySQL Workbench icon and adds a small notebook badge in the corner, so the two shortcuts are easy to tell apart. If it cannot find Workbench, the shortcut uses the new teal logo.
• New teal logo.
• Version guard. MySQL Workbench updates itself, and an update can change the parts of Workbench the plugin builds on. The plugin checks for them first. If something is missing, it turns itself off cleanly, leaves plain Workbench working as normal, and shows a short note asking you to update the plugin.
• README: a guide to choosing an AI model, an FAQ and GIFs.

Features

Notebook cells, Run All, result search, filters, sort, copy and save, charts, {{variables}}, safety confirms, Production and Read-only tags, query timeout, MySQL keywords in capitals as you type, exports (HTML, PDF, Markdown, .sqlnb, .sql), a sample notebook, and AI (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible API).

About AI answers

The plugin does not write the SQL; the model you pick in Configure AI does. Use a cloud model, or a local model of 27b to 32b parameters. Small models (4b and below) often write wrong SQL: that is the model, not the plugin. Free API options (OpenRouter, Google Gemini, Groq, NVIDIA NIM) are in the README under "Choosing an AI model".

SHA-256 of Modern-MySQL-Workbench-Setup.exe: 44f6c46ca89173b515b6b635fa4de16e8c7df1bd8b8686b22a9dcbf419222719

Modern MySQL Workbench 10.1

A Jupyter-style notebook for MySQL Workbench 26, with AI, result charts, exports and a VS Code-style workspace. A free plugin by KGP Talkie.

Install

1. Download Modern-MySQL-Workbench-Setup.exe below.
2. Run it. It installs for your user only (no admin rights) in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Modern MySQL Workbench and adds a Modern MySQL Workbench shortcut to the Desktop and the Start menu.
3. Open Modern MySQL Workbench.

Needs Windows 10 or 11 and MySQL Workbench 26 (tested with 26.10.0). MySQL Workbench itself is not changed: plain Workbench still opens from its own shortcut. Close plain Workbench before you open Modern MySQL Workbench.

The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn. Click More info, then Run anyway.

To remove it: Settings > Apps > Installed apps > Modern MySQL Workbench > Uninstall.

New in 10.1

• Version guard. MySQL Workbench updates itself, and an update can change the parts of Workbench the plugin builds on. The plugin now checks for them first. If something is missing, it turns itself off cleanly, leaves plain Workbench working as normal, and shows a short note asking you to update the plugin.
• README: a guide to choosing an AI model, an FAQ, GIFs and a new logo.

Also in this first release (10.0)

• New name: Modern MySQL Workbench.
• MySQL keywords turn into capitals as you type. Names, strings, comments and {{variables}} are left alone, and one Ctrl+Z puts a word back.
• Keywords picked from autocomplete come in UPPERCASE, lowercase or as typed.
• The notebook bar shows the connection and the server, for example "Local · MySQL 9.4.0".
• Notebook cells, Run All, result search, filters, sort, copy and save, charts, {{variables}}, safety confirms, Production and Read-only tags, query timeout, exports (HTML, PDF, Markdown, .sqlnb, .sql), a sample notebook, and AI (OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible API).

About AI answers

The plugin does not write the SQL; the model you pick in Configure AI does. Use a cloud model, or a local model of 27b to 32b parameters. Small models (4b and below) often write wrong SQL: that is the model, not the plugin. Free API options (OpenRouter, Google Gemini, Groq, NVIDIA NIM) are in the README under "Choosing an AI model".

SHA-256 of Modern-MySQL-Workbench-Setup.exe: 9df4dec548041270e28f0f07090bb91147314956ee32aa12f5fdaf5189edda74