Hi,

Matthew here, founder and developer of Beekeeper Studio.

As a developer building tools for other developers, I optimize for my own workflow first. Here are the features I personally use dozens of times daily that have dramatically improved my database productivity:

JSON Row View

View table data as structured JSON instead of tabular rows. Perfect for devs who think in JSON, work with wide tables, or need to quickly inspect complex nested data structures.

Context-Aware Quick Filters

Right-click any value → Quick filter to instantly filter by that value. Incredible for debugging production data issues or finding patterns in your datasets without writing complex WHERE clauses.

Table Pinning for Schema Reference

Pin frequently referenced tables to the top of your sidebar with the