Redis Client For Mac

 

Redis 4.0 was released as GA in July 2017, newcomers should use Redis 5, but Redis 4 is currently the most production-proven release and will be updated for the next year until Redis 6 will be out.

Windows

  1. Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x64 (If you have not already)
  2. Download Windows Installer from http://redisdesktop.com/download(Requires subscription)
  3. Run downloaded installer

Mac OS X

  1. Download dmg image from http://redisdesktop.com/download(Requires subscription)
  2. Mount dmg image
  3. Run rdm.app

Ubuntu / ArchLinux / Debian / Fedora / CentOS / OpenSUSE / etc

  1. Install RedisDesktopManager using Snapcraft

SSH Keys

To be able to access your ssh keys from RDM please connect ssh-key interface:sudo snap connect redis-desktop-manager:ssh-keys

Build from source

Get source

  1. Install git

  2. Get source code:

    git clone --recursive https://github.com/uglide/RedisDesktopManager.git -b 2019 rdm && cd ./rdm

SSH Tunneling support

Since 0.9.9 RDM by default does not include SSH Tunneling support. You can create a SSH tunnel to your Redis server manually and connect to localhost:ssh -L 6379:REDIS_HOST:6379 SSH_USER@SSH_HOST -P SSH_PORT -i SSH_KEY -T -N or use pre-built binary for your OS

Build on OS X

  1. Install XCode with Xcode build tools
  2. Install Homebrew
  3. Copy cd ./src && cp ./resources/Info.plist.sample ./resources/Info.plist
  4. Building RDM dependencies require i.a. openssl, cmake and python3. Install them: brew install openssl cmake python3
  5. Install python requirements pip3 install -t ../bin/osx/release -r py/requirements.txt
  6. Install Qt 5.9. Add Qt Creator and under Qt 5.9.x add Qt Charts module.
  7. Open ./src/rdm.pro in Qt Creator
  8. Run build

Build on Windows

  1. Install Visual Studio 2017 Community

  2. Install Qt 5.9

  3. Go to 3rdparty/qredisclient/3rdparty/hiredis and apply patch to fix compilation on Windows:git apply ../hiredis-win.patch

  4. Go to 3rdparty/ folder and install zlib with nuget: nuget install zlib-msvc14-x64 -Version 1.2.11.7795

  5. Install Python 3.7 amd64 to C:Python37-x64

  6. Install python requirements pip3 install -r src/py/requirements.txt

  7. Open ./src/rdm.pro in Qt Creator. Chooses Desktop Qt 5.9.x MSVC2017 64bit > Release profile.

  8. Run build. ( Just hit Ctrl-B )

It all comes down to preferences. While there are Redis users who are familiar with the Redis command line interface (CLI) and rely on it to inspect, visualize and perform manual updates, there are those who prefer to using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to achieve that. There are several Redis GUIs available, for different platforms, and in this article I’ll try to review a few of them.

Important: Before using any of these tools in production, keep in mind that some GUIs rely on the (“evil”) KEYS command. Should you have a large database, your Redis server might freeze and cause issues in your production applications.

Redsmin: My Go-To-Tool for the Cloud (and Below)

I’m starting off with Redsmin – my personal favorite. It mixes perfectly my on-the-go needs with a sane and objective way to work with my databases. It is a different kind of offering as it is a web based service that offers not only a GUI for inspecting your Redis data, but also monitoring and runtime server reconfiguration. Redsmin provides several plans, including a free one that can be used to evaluate a small dataset (up to 100,000 keys). Since redsmin is a hosted service, connection to your Redis server can be done directly over the internet, optionally SSL authenticated and encrypted, or by using a proxy service that you run on your servers that exposes your Redis instances to Redsmin in a secure way.

Free Redis Gui

Redsmin has plenty of extra features, such as slowlog inspection, a list of currently connected clients that allows you to disconnect them, a multi keys editor for batch operations and great search features. With plans starting as low as 5,99€/mo, you can lift all limitations and connect to multiple Redis instances.

Pros: the most extensive features set, ease of use, no install

Cons: requires an internet connect, anything else contact Redsmin’s awesome support.

Redis Commander: A Free Node.js Powerful Choice

Redis Commander is a Node.js web application that can be used to view, edit and manage your Redis databases from the comfort of your browser. It allows you to directly manipulate all of Redis’ data types. It’s freely available (although it doesn’t specify under which license) and can be easily installed via npm, provided you have a working node.js installation.

Like most Redis GUIs, Redis Commander allows you to connect to multiple database and Redis server instances simultaneously. Besides having an editor, Redis Commander also includes a terminal with auto completion (for both commands and keys), documentation and import/export functionality.

Redis Commander does require direct access to your Redis servers, but you can get around that by running it directly in your Redis servers so you can access it remotely without having to expose your Redis server over the internet.

Pros: it’s free, powerful, in your browser and runs wherever Node.js is.

Cons: requires direct connectivity, only runs where Node.js is.

Redis Desktop Manager: Cross-Platform, Pure Desktop GUI

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Redis Desktop Manager is a cross-platform desktop Redis client, available for Windows, MacOSX and Linux desktops. It’s freely available under the MITLGPL license.

Like most other Redis GUIs, it allows you to connect simultaneously to multiple Redis databases or instances, inspect and modify your data and use an interactive terminal. You can also search for keys across multiple databases and view a system console which logs all Redis commands.

However. One unique feature of Redis Desktop Manager is that it allows you to establish connections via SSH tunnels, enabling secure connections to remote servers.

Pros: free, dead simple installation, runs on the desktop, SSH tunneling a breeze

Cons: if you’re comfortable using a desktop GUI, there are none. Update: there seems to be a minor issue with OpenGL under a VM that’s fixable as instructed here (hat tip: Adam Christie).

Induction: You Can Guess By the Name That It’s for Mac OS X

UPDATE: the project has been discontinued.

Induction is a Mac OS X database client. It’s not Redis specific as it also supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and MongoDB, and therefore isn’t the the most complete Redis GUI. Nevertheless, it allows to inspect and query your Redis database. Similarly to other Redis clients, it requires a direct connection to your server.

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The alpha version is free available under an open source license.

Pros: An holistic view on polyglot persistency

Cons: limited Redis-specific functionality, MacOS-specific

redis-browser: The Runner Up

This web-based explorer view of your Redis database is delivered as a Ruby gem. It is the youngest of the tools in this review and probably the simplest. Simplicity, however, is sometime a virtue, especially when you need a no-frills, dead-simple GUI. Give it a shot and encourage @Monterail to keep up the good work!

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Conclusion

Redis Client For Mac

There are several other Redis GUI alternatives that are available, both for the desktop and ones that are web-based, with similar characteristics to the ones shown here. The ones highlighted here are the most popular and actively developed, but YMMV. They were picked as examples to allow developers that are less CLI-savvy to gain insight into their Redis databases and quickly perform some updates. If you have other favorites tell me – I’m highly available 🙂