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Install mongodb-compass with Homebrew Cask
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 is MongoDB's official graphical desktop client for connecting to deployments, exploring documents and schemas, constructing queries and aggregation pipelines, and managing database objects.
Project history
MongoDB introduced Compass in 2015 as a graphical interface for exploring and analyzing MongoDB data. Its source and build tooling are maintained in the public mongodb-js/compass monorepo.
Adoption history
MongoDB introduced Compass in 2015 and distributes it as its first-party desktop GUI. It became a common companion to local MongoDB and Atlas workflows by combining connection management, schema inspection, querying, aggregation construction, and performance analysis in one application.
How it is used
Developers and database administrators use Compass to connect to local or hosted MongoDB deployments, browse and edit documents, inspect schemas, manage indexes, build aggregation pipelines, import or export data, and examine query performance.
Why package nerds care
Compass gives package-manager users an official desktop counterpart to command-line tools such as mongosh. Its Electron application, large native installers, frequent releases, and multiple policy-oriented editions make it a recognizable desktop cask rather than a server package.
Timeline
- 2015: MongoDB introduces Compass.
- Later releases: Compass development and build tooling are consolidated in the public mongodb-js/compass monorepo.
- 2020s: Compass supports standard, isolated, and read-only distribution or policy variants, with configuration increasingly available through command-line and configuration-file settings.
Related projects
- MongoDB Server
- MongoDB Atlas
- mongosh
- MongoDB Database Tools
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security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mongodb-compass. 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 |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.53.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/mongodb-compass |
| Homepage | https://www.mongodb.com/products/compass |
| Upstream docs | https://www.mongodb.com/products/compass |
| Source archive | https://downloads.mongodb.com/compass/mongodb-compass-1.53.2-darwin-arm64.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 2eea9b08bee3eea3e0fe49dd0be7b7e1e3c1e904f71eb2230348a28485927de2 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | mongodb-compass |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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