Access MDB Viewer

Name: Access MDB Viewer
Availability: InStock
Author: Matthew Thornton

Access MDB Viewer lets you inspect Microsoft Access databases on your Mac without Access or Windows. It’s for you if you receive .mdb or .accdb files and need to read their contents.

by Matthew Thornton

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What you get

Read Access databases on your Mac without installing Windows or Microsoft Access.

You can open Access .mdb and .accdb databases on your Mac and see what’s inside without installing Microsoft Access, Windows, or ODBC drivers. When you only need a quick look, select a file in Finder and press Space to preview its tables.

You can check table row counts, sort and filter records, and hide or resize columns to focus on the information you need. You can also inspect column types and declared relationships to understand how the database is structured. Your original files stay unchanged because the viewer is read-only, and your data is processed on your device.

If you need to take the data elsewhere, MDB Pro, a one-time in-app purchase, lets you export individual or all tables as CSV. You also get a relationship diagram and T-SQL exports containing table definitions and data for migration to SQL Server.

Read files you receive

You can inspect .mdb and .accdb databases without setting up Microsoft Access, Windows, or database drivers.
Find relevant records

You can sort and filter tables, check row counts, and hide columns that distract from the data you need.
Understand the structure

You can inspect column types and declared relationships before deciding how to use the database.
Keep originals unchanged

You can browse without modifying the source database, with processing kept on your device.
Move data with Pro

With the one-time MDB Pro purchase, you can export CSV tables or generate table definitions and data statements for SQL Server.

Best for

You receive Access databases from clients or colleagues
You need to inspect older Access files on your Mac
You’re preparing an Access-to-SQL Server migration

Skip it if

You need to edit records or change database structures, since this app is read-only.

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From the developer

Someone sent you an Access database, and your Mac just shrugs. MDB Viewer fixes that: Open and browse .mdb and .accdb files natively: no Microsoft Access, no Windows, no ODBC drivers, with real data-grid thumbnails and Quick Look previews in Finder Reads Access 2000–2003 (.mdb) and Access 2007+ (.ac...

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