➡️ GitHub — Repository • 🧭 VS Code Marketplace
⚠️ Early Development — Features may be incomplete or unstable. Feedback welcome!
A lightweight SQL Server explorer and analyzer for Visual Studio Code. Browse schemas, view object code, analyze dependencies, and manage documentation — all inside VS Code.
- Connection Management: Save and test multiple SQL Server connections securely.
- Database Explorer: Browse tables, views, procedures, and functions by schema.
- Object Details:
- Structure: Columns, keys, indexes.
- Code: Syntax-highlighted SQL with formatting and copy tools.
- Comments: Edit documentation and extended properties.
- Dependency Analysis: Visualize object relationships and impact.
- Documentation: Manage descriptions and comments with markdown-style editing.
- Install SQL Wayfarer from the VS Code Marketplace.
- Open via activity bar or
Ctrl+Shift+P
→ “SQL Wayfarer: Open”. - Add your SQL Server connection and select a database.
- Browse objects and switch tabs for code, structure, and docs.
- Use dependency graphs to understand object relations.
- VS Code 1.74+
- SQL Server 2008 R2+ or Azure SQL
db_datareader
permissions for full access
- Large databases may load slowly initially.
- Encrypted objects’ code won’t display.
- Basic SQL highlighting; advanced T-SQL may not be fully supported.
- Code view with syntax highlighting and metrics
- Secure connection management
- Dependency visualization
- Documentation editing
Enjoy exploring your SQL Server databases with SQL Wayfarer! 🧭
Built with ❤️ for the SQL Server community