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SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for managing any SQL infrastructure, from SQL Server to Azure SQL Database. SSMS provides tools to configure, monitor, and administer instances of SQL Server and databases. Use SSMS to deploy, monitor, and upgrade the data-tier components used by your applications and build queries and scripts.
Use SSMS to query, design, and manage your databases and data warehouses, wherever they are - on your local computer or in the cloud.
Download SSMS
Free Download for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 19.0
SSMS 19.0 is the latest general availability (GA) version. If you have a preview version of SSMS 19 installed, you should uninstall it before installing SSMS 19.0.
- Release number: 19.0
- Build number: 19.0.20196.0
- Release date: January 26, 2023
By using SQL Server Management Studio, you agree to its license terms and privacy statement. If you have comments or suggestions or want to report issues, the best way to contact the SSMS team is at SQL Server user feedback.
The SSMS 19.x installation doesn't upgrade or replace SSMS versions 18.x or earlier. SSMS 19.x installs alongside previous versions, so both versions are available for use. However, if you have an earlier preview version of SSMS 19 installed, you must uninstall it before installing SSMS 19.0. You can see if you have a preview version by going to the Help > About window.
If a computer contains side-by-side installations of SSMS, verify you start the correct version for your specific needs. The latest version is labeled Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio v19.0.
Important
Beginning with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.7, Azure Data Studio is automatically installed alongside SSMS. Users of SQL Server Management Studio are now able to benefit from the innovations and features in Azure Data Studio. Azure Data Studio is a cross-platform and open-source desktop tool for your environments, whether in the cloud, on-premises, or hybrid.
To learn more about Azure Data Studio, check out What is Azure Data Studio or the FAQ.
Available languages
This release of SSMS can be installed in the following languages:
SQL Server Management Studio 19.0:
Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | English (United States) | French | German | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Portuguese (Brazil) | Russian | Spanish
Tip
If you are accessing this page from a non-English language version and want to see the most up-to-date content, please select Read in English at the top of this page. You can download different languages from the US-English version site by selecting available languages.
Note
The SQL Server PowerShell module is a separate install through the PowerShell Gallery. For more information, see Download SQL Server PowerShell Module.
What's new
For details and more information about what's new in this release, see Release notes for SQL Server Management Studio.
Previous versions
This article is for the latest version of SSMS only. To download previous versions of SSMS, visit Previous SSMS releases.
Note
In December 2021, releases of SSMS prior to 18.6 will no longer authenticate to Database Engines through Azure Active Directory with MFA.To continue utilizing Azure Active Directory authentication with MFA, you need SSMS 18.6 or later.
Connectivity to Azure Analysis Services through Azure Active Directory with MFA requires SSMS 18.5.1 or later.
Unattended install
You can install SSMS using PowerShell.
Follow the steps below if you want to install SSMS in the background with no GUI prompts.
Launch PowerShell with elevated permissions.
Type the command below.
$media_path = "<path where SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe file is located>" $install_path = "<root location where all SSMS files will be installed>" $params = " /Install /Quiet SSMSInstallRoot=$install_path" Start-Process -FilePath $media_path -ArgumentList $params -WaitExample:
$media_path = "C:\Installers\SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe"$install_path = "$env:SystemDrive\SSMSto"$params = "/Install /Quiet SSMSInstallRoot=`"$install_path`""Start-Process -FilePath $media_path -ArgumentList $params -WaitYou can also pass /Passive instead of /Quiet to see the setup UI.
If all goes well, you can see SSMS installed at %systemdrive%\SSMSto\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe based on the example. If something went wrong, you could inspect the error code returned and review the log file in %TEMP%\SSMSSetup.
Installation with Azure Data Studio
- SSMS installs Azure Data Studio by default.
- The installation of Azure Data Studio by SSMS is skipped if an equal or higher version of Azure Data Studio is already installed.
- The Azure Data Studio version can be found in the release notes.
- The Azure Data Studio system installer requires the same security rights as the SSMS installer.
- The Azure Data Studio installation is completed with the default Azure Data Studio installation options. These are to create a Start Menu folder and add Azure Data Studio to PATH. A desktop shortcut isn't created, and Azure Data Studio isn't registered as a default editor for any file type.
- Localization of Azure Data Studio is accomplished through Language Pack extensions. To localize Azure Data Studio, download the corresponding language pack from the extension marketplace.
- At this time, the installation of Azure Data Studio can be skipped by launching the SSMS installer with the command line flag
DoNotInstallAzureDataStudio=1.
Uninstall
SSMS may install shared components if it's determined they're missing during SSMS installation. SSMS won't automatically uninstall these components when you uninstall SSMS.
The shared components are:
- Azure Data Studio
- Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server
- Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86)
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86)
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x64)
- Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2019
These components aren't uninstalled because they can be shared with other products. If uninstalled, you may run the risk of disabling other products.
Supported SQL offerings
- This version of SSMS works with SQL Server 2014 and higher and provides the most significant level of support for working with the latest cloud features in Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics.
- Additionally, SSMS 19.x can be installed alongside with SSMS 18.x, SSMS 17.x, SSMS 16.x.
- SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) - SSMS version 17.x or later doesn't support connecting to the legacy SQL Server Integration Services service. To connect to an earlier version of the legacy Integration Services, use the version of SSMS aligned with the version of SQL Server. For example, use SSMS 16.x to connect to the legacy SQL Server 2016 Integration Services service. SSMS 17.x and SSMS 16.x can be installed on the same computer. Since the release of SQL Server 2012, the SSIS Catalog database, SSISDB, is the recommended way to store, manage, run, and monitor Integration Services packages. For details, see SSIS Catalog.
SSMS System Requirements
The current release of SSMS supports the following 64-bit platforms when used with the latest available service pack:
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1607 (10.0.14393) or later
- Windows Server 2022 (64-bit)
- Windows Server 2019 (64-bit)
- Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
Supported hardware:
- 1.8 GHz or faster x86 (Intel, AMD) processor. Dual-core or better recommended
- 2 GB of RAM; 4 GB of RAM recommended (2.5 GB minimum if running on a virtual machine)
- Hard disk space: Minimum of 2 GB up to 10 GB of available space
Note
SSMS is available only as a 32-bit application for Windows. If you need a tool that runs on operating systems other than Windows, we recommend Azure Data Studio. Azure Data Studio is a cross-platform tool that runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows. For details, see Azure Data Studio.
- All the ways to get help
- SSMS user feedback.
- Submit an Azure Data Studio Git issue
- Contribute to Azure Data Studio
- SQL Client Tools Forum
- SQL Server Data Tools - MSDN forum
- Support options for business users
Next steps
- SQL tools
- SQL Server Management Studio documentation
- Azure Data Studio
- Download SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
- Latest updates
- Azure Data Architecture Guide
- SQL Server Blog
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For more information, see How to contribute to SQL Server documentation
FAQs
How to install SQL Server Management Studio SSMS? ›
Install SSMS
Double click the SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe executable from your download location. The default download location is indicated. To select a different location, click the Change button. Click Install.
Step 1) Install SQL Server Management Studio. Step 2) Double click on file. Step 3) Click on install button. Step 4) Wait until process is done.
What version of SSMS for SQL Server 2022? ›Installation of SSMS installs Azure Data Studio 1.36. 2. Added support for compatibility mode 160. SSMS 19 is the recommended SSMS release for use with SQL Server 2022 (16.
Is Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio free? ›Downloading and Installing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) SSMS is a free integrated environment for managing any SQL infrastructure, from SQL Server to Azure SQL Database.
Do I need to install SQL Server and SQL Server Management Studio? ›You will need SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to manage SQL Server databases on local or remote instances of SQL Server. It is recommended to install SSMS as the next step.
How do I open SQL Server Management Studio SSMS? ›- On current versions of Windows, on the Start page, type SSMS, and then select Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
- When using older versions of Windows, on the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server, and then select SQL Server Management Studio.
Open SQL Server Management Studio by searching for it from the Windows Start screen. Connect to your SQL Server instance. Right click the Databases folder and select New Database… Enter a name for your database in the Database name field, and then click OK.
How do I download Microsoft SQL Server Configuration Manager? ›...
Take the following steps to access the SQL Server Configuration Manager via Computer Manager:
- Click the Windows key + R to open the Run window.
- Type compmgmt. ...
- Click OK.
- Expand Services and Applications.
- Step 1) Open the .exe file. Double click on “SQLServer2017-SSEI-Dev.exe”.
- Step 2) Choose the version. ...
- Step 3) Accept the terms. ...
- Step 4) Choose the location. ...
- Step 5) Finish the installation process.
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is an integrated environment for managing any SQL infrastructure. Use SSMS to access, configure, manage, administer, and develop all components of SQL Server, Azure SQL Database , Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure VM, and Azure Synapse Analytics.
Is SSMS and MS SQL Server are same? ›
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is a software application developed by Microsoft that is used for configuring, managing, and administering all components within Microsoft SQL Server.
What is the latest SSMS version? ›SSMS 19.0 is the latest general availability (GA) version. If you have a preview version of SSMS 19 installed, you should uninstall it before installing SSMS 19.0.
Can I download Microsoft SQL Server for free? ›SQL Server 2022 Express is a free edition of SQL Server, ideal for development and production for desktop, web, and small server applications.
How do I download and install SQL Server Management Studio 2017? ›- First, log in to your Windows Server with the Administrator account.
- Download the version of SQL Server Management Studio you would like to use. ...
- Once the download completes double click on the installer in your downloads folder.
- The installer will appear.
- On the Start menu, select Run. In the Open box type cmd, and then select OK to open a Command Prompt window. ...
- At the command prompt, type sqlcmd.
- Press ENTER. ...
- To end the sqlcmd session, type EXIT at the sqlcmd prompt.
Check to see if allow remote connections for this server is enabled. In SSMS, right click on the instance name and select Properties. Go to the Connections tab and make sure Allow remote connections to this server is checked. If you need to make a change, you must restart the SQL Server instance to apply the change.
Where is SQL Server Management Studio installed? ›Usually, SSMS is installed on the same machine (server) where the SQL Server Engine and other features are installed, but sometimes database developers do not have remote access to the database server and they need SSMS installed locally and connect to the remote databases.
Which version of SSMS for SQL Server 2016? ›The last SSMS 2016 installer has version 16.5. 3. and the build number is 13.0.
How can I download SQL Server 2016 for free? ›Earlier Microsoft has announced that SQL Server 2016 Developer version is available to download for FREE. You will have to sign in to Visual Studio Dev Essentials before you can download SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition. Remember that Visual Studio Dev Essential is a FREE developer program.
How do I download and install Server Manager? ›- Install the . ...
- Download the Complete Server Manager Installer.
- Run the installer on the server or workstation you want to host the software.
- Once complete, the Management Console automatically opens.
How to enable SQL Server Configuration Manager in Windows 10? ›
To open configuration manager in SQL Server 2017, press the Windows and R key together. In Run, type “SQLServerManager14. msc” command. The SQL Server configuration manager will open.
How to add SQL Server services in SQL Server Configuration Manager? ›Open SQL Server Configuration Manager. In the left pane, select the SQL Server services. In the right pane, ensure that SQL Server Browser is set to Running. (Conditional) If the SQL Server Browser is stopped, select SQL Server Browser, and on the Action menu, click Start.
Can I install MS SQL Server on Windows 10? ›Yes indicates that SQL Server 2016 on Windows 10 is supported.
Can I install SQL Server on my PC? ›Download the setup file from the SQL Server downloads page. Scroll down until you find the Developer edition and click the Download now button. Once the download is complete, open the setup file to start the installation process.
How to create a SQL Server in SQL Server Management Studio? ›In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine and then expand that instance. Right-click Databases, and then select New Database. In New Database, enter a database name.
How do I update my SSMS version? ›There are two ways to Update SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS): Install the SSMS updates using Configuration Manager or WSUS. Download the latest version of SSMS and install it manually.
Which version of SQL Server is best? ›You should consider SQL Server 2022 if…
You're willing to apply patches every 30 days – because on new releases like this, the patches are coming fast and furious, and they fix some pretty significant issues, especially with brand-new features.
Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL WorkBench, Microsoft Access, AzureDataStudio, and PostgreSQL are the most popular alternatives and competitors to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
How do I download Microsoft SQL Server 2022? ›You can download the installation file from Microsoft.com: SQL Server 2022 Preview Download and you can select "Download the EXE". Once downloaded the installation wizard has 3 options: Basic - Install SQL Server with the default options. Custom - This option allows you to select the components to install.
Which SQL should I download? ›Download MySQL and do it yourself
If you're learning SQL for the first time, you've probably dabbled with at least one of the following resources: codeacademy, datacamp, and khan academy. Each of these websites provides an interactive, hands-on method for beginners to learn SQL.
How to install SQL Server from SQL Server Installation Center? ›
- Open the package to begin the installation. ...
- On the Installation Type screen, select Custom.
- At the SQL Server Installation Center screen, click New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation.
- Agree to the license terms and click Next.
The SQL Server Management Studio 17.2 version provides support to all features of SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2017, in addition to supporting the Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Data Warehouse features.
Where do I find SQL Server Management Studio for SQL Server 2017? ›To download SQL Server Management Studio version 17.7, go to the Download SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) topic on the Microsoft Learn website.
How do I download SQL Server 2017 Standard Edition? ›- Visit Microsoft's official SQL Server 2017 download page.
- Select the edition you want to download. ...
- Click Download now below your selected edition. ...
- The wizard will prompt you to select an installation type. ...
- On the next page, select a directory for the installation folder.
- Windows. Download Microsoft Command Line Utilities 15 for SQL Server (x64) (2.6 MB) ...
- Linux/macOS. See Install sqlcmd and bcp on Linux for instructions to install sqlcmd on Linux and macOS. ...
- Azure Cloud Shell. ...
- Azure Data Studio. ...
- SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- Install SQL. Check compatible versions. Choose New SQL Server stand-alone installation.... Include any product updates. ...
- Create a SQL database for your website. Start the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio app. In the Object Explorer panel, right-click on Databases, and choose New Database....
- Search for Microsoft SQL Server.
- Select SQL Server Downloads from the Microsoft site [the first search result in the snapshot]
- The site contains two options available for free editions [you will get it by scrolling down] Developer edition. Express edition.
- Launch the SQL Server installer from CD or file download.
- Click System Configuration Checker. ...
- When the tool launches, click the Show details button. ...
- Click OK when done to return to the “SQL Server Installation Center” window.
- First, log in to your Windows Server with the Administrator account.
- Download the version of SQL Server Management Studio you would like to use. ...
- Once the download completes double click on the installer in your downloads folder.
- The installer will appear.
- Windows. Run SQL Server on Windows or as a Virtual Machine in Azure. Choose your installation setup.
- Linux. Run SQL Server 2022 on Linux. Choose your installation setup.
- Docker. Run SQL Server 2022 container image with Docker. Choose your installation setup.
How do I connect to a SQL Server Management Studio registered server? ›
- If the Registered Servers pane is not visible, select View > Registered Servers.
- In Registered Servers, right-click a server, point to Connect, and then select Object Explorer.
SSMS 19.0 is the latest general availability (GA) version. If you have a preview version of SSMS 19 installed, you should uninstall it before installing SSMS 19.0.
How to install SQL Server Management Studio 2012 step by step? ›First, log in to your windows server with administrator user. Once you download the setup file , double click on it in order to start the installation. The setup will start with primary installation screen of SQL Server , click on New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation.
How to download Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2016? ›- Run setup.
- Click to install.
- Wait for the loading of packages.
- Wait for the installation progress.
- Finish installing.
- Open Management Studio. Search Management Studio on Windows Server.
- Splash screen SQL Server 2016 on load.
- Connect to SQL server.
Clicking the Install SQL Server Management Tools link opens up the Download SQL Server Management Studio page that you can see in Figure 2. Clicking the Download SQL Server Management Studio July 2016 link will prompt you to Run or Save the SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe program that you can see in Figure 2.