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Interactive tool for analyzing MongoDB data. Version 1.53.2 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Interactive tool for analyzing MongoDB data
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Project history and usage
MongoDB Compass Readonly is a policy-focused Compass distribution intended for exploring and analyzing MongoDB data without permitting write operations through the GUI.
Project history
MongoDB introduced Compass in 2015. Readonly Edition was later distributed as a separate build for inspection-oriented workflows. MongoDB's current documentation says the edition will be deprecated in a future release in favor of standard Compass with database read access and the readOnly option.
Adoption history
Readonly Edition was adopted where administrators wanted a Compass interface that prevented users from performing write operations through the application. MongoDB now recommends granting database-level read roles and enabling Compass's readOnly setting in the standard edition.
How it is used
Users connect to MongoDB deployments to browse data, inspect schemas, run queries, and analyze collections while application-level write operations are disabled. Server-side read-only roles remain important because client restrictions are not a substitute for database authorization.
Why package nerds care
The separate cask captures an older packaging strategy in which an operational policy was encoded in the application edition. Its planned deprecation illustrates the shift toward one Compass package controlled by server authorization and administrator-enforced configuration.
Timeline
- 2015: MongoDB introduces Compass.
- Subsequent releases: Readonly Edition is distributed as a separate Compass artifact.
- Current documentation: MongoDB announces future deprecation of Readonly Edition and recommends standard Compass with readOnly configuration and database-level read roles.
Related projects
- MongoDB Compass
- MongoDB Compass Isolated Edition
- MongoDB Server
- MongoDB Atlas
- mongosh
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mongodb-compass-readonly. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/mongodb-compass.conf- Windows
Parent directory of the MongoDB Compass executable; the filename is mongodb-compass.cfg.
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.53.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.mongodb.com/products/compass
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.mongodb.com/products/compassnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:mongodb-compass-readonly |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.53.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/mongodb-compass-readonly |
| Homepage | https://www.mongodb.com/products/compass |
| Upstream docs | https://www.mongodb.com/products/compass |
| Source archive | https://downloads.mongodb.com/compass/mongodb-compass-readonly-1.53.2-darwin-arm64.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 46090aaa82d814aafe6119a51f084e0504a4f51aac8f71b93b71bca27bc602f6 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | mongodb-compass-readonly |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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