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What is MongoDB Compass?

MongoDB Compass is a powerful GUI for querying, aggregating, and analyzing your MongoDB data in a visual environment.

Compass is free to use and source available, and can be run on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Download Compass

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What You Can Do

Visually Explore Your Data

Explore some of the tasks Compass can help you accomplish, such as importing and managing data from an easy-to-navigate interface.

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Connect to your deployment

Connect to a MongoDB deployment hosted on MongoDB Atlas, or a deployment hosted locally on your own machine.

To learn more, see Connect to MongoDB

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Import your data

Import data from CSV or JSON files into your MongoDB database.

To learn more, see Import and Export Data

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Insert documents into your collections

Paste documents into the JSON view, or manually insert documents using a field-by-field editor.

To learn more, see Insert Documents

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Query your data

Write ad-hoc queries or generate queries with the help of AI to filter your data. Explore trends and commonalities in your collections.

To learn more, see:

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Insert documents into your collections

Insert documents into your collections in two ways, JSON Mode and a Field-by-Field Editor.

To learn more, see Insert Documents

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Create aggregation pipelines

Write aggregation pipelines that allow documents in a collection or view to pass through multiple stages where they are processed into a set of aggregated results.

To learn more, see Aggregation Pipeline Builder

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Connect to your deployment

Connect to a MongoDB deployment hosted on MongoDB Atlas, or a deployment hosted locally on your own machine.

To learn more, see Connect to MongoDB

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Work with your data in the MongoDB Shell

Use the embedded MongoDB Shell in Compass to control your data in an interactive JavaScript environment.

To learn more, see Embedded MongoDB Shell

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Related Products and Resources

Go Further with Compass

Expand your knowledge of MongoDB by using Compass with other MongoDB products.

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Use Compass to connect to your Atlas cluster

Read Atlas docs

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Learn MongoDB Basics with MongoDB University

Learn MongoDB Basics

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Access more in-depth examples of querying data

Read Server docs