AnotherRedisDesktopManager is a free, open source databases project written in JavaScript and released under MIT. It has 34,838 GitHub stars, 2,714 forks and 160 open issues, and was last pushed 2 months ago. On this registry it ranks #12 of 206 tracked projects in Databases, with 5 head-to-head comparisons available. It gained 46 stars over the last 30 tracked days.

What is AnotherRedisDesktopManager?

What it is

Another Redis Desktop Manager is an open-source graphical client for Redis, written in JavaScript and distributed under the MIT license. It runs as a native desktop application on Linux, Windows, and macOS, and it lives in the Redis tooling ecosystem alongside the server itself and the various command-line clients that ship with it. The project has been maintained for roughly eight years and has accumulated a large user base, reflected in more than 34,000 stars and over 2,700 forks on GitHub.

The concrete problem it solves is the friction of inspecting and manipulating Redis data without a terminal. The README states the project's central claim directly: it is built to be faster, better, and more stable than comparable managers, and specifically that it will not crash when loading massive keys. That failure mode โ€” a GUI client dying or hanging while enumerating a large keyspace โ€” is the pain point the project targets. It also covers Redis Cluster connections, which the topic list calls out explicitly, so operators working against sharded deployments are not limited to single-instance servers.

Key capabilities

  • Graphical browsing of Redis keys and their values, shown in the project's key view.
  • Connection to Redis Cluster deployments, listed as a first-class topic of the project.
  • Handling of large keyspaces without the client crashing during load, per the README's stated design goal.
  • A Redis status view for inspecting server state from the desktop application.
  • An execution log view for reviewing commands issued through the client.
  • Cross-platform builds for Linux, Windows, and macOS from a single codebase.
  • MIT-licensed source, so the client can be audited, forked, or rebuilt.

Who uses it and how

  • Developers on Windows install the executable directly, or through Chocolatey with choco install another-redis-desktop-manager, or through winget with winget install qishibo.AnotherRedisDesktopManager.
  • Linux users run the AppImage after marking it executable, or install the confined snap package with sudo snap install another-redis-desktop-manager.
  • Snap users who need to select a private key for a connection must first grant access to the SSH folder with sudo snap connect another-redis-desktop-manager:ssh-keys.
  • macOS users install the dmg or use brew install --cask another-redis-desktop-manager; if the app will not open afterwards, the README advises clearing the quarantine attribute with sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine.
  • Teams working against Redis Cluster use the client to inspect keys across shards rather than connecting to each node separately.

Getting started

Install from the GitHub releases page using the platform package โ€” exe, AppImage, or dmg โ€” or through a package manager: Chocolatey or winget on Windows, snap on Linux, and Homebrew cask on macOS. Paid builds are also sold through the Mac App Store and the Microsoft Store as a way to sponsor the project, and those store versions update automatically.

When to use it โ€” and when not to

The paid store builds are the same application offered as a sponsorship channel rather than a separate product tier, so there is no feature gap to weigh against the free downloads. Because this is a desktop client rather than a server, a self-hoster operates no database, storage, or mail infrastructure โ€” only the Redis instance being connected to. The main caveat visible in the facts is the open issue count of 160, which suggests that some reported problems remain unresolved.

project readme (upstream, from github) โ€” read inline

Another Redis Desktop Manager

๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€ A faster, better and more stable redis desktop manager, compatible with Linux, windows, mac. What's more, it won't crash when loading massive keys.


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Windows

  • Download latest exe package from release [or gitee in China], double click to install.
  • Or by chocolatey: choco install another-redis-desktop-manager
  • Or by winget: winget install qishibo.AnotherRedisDesktopManager
  • Or sponsor by win store, It's not free, and I will be very grateful to you.


get from microsoft store

Linux

  • Download latest AppImage package from release [or gitee in China], chmod +x, double click to run.
  • Or by snap: sudo snap install another-redis-desktop-manager Tips: If permission denied when selecting private key, run sudo snap connect another-redis-desktop-manager:ssh-keys to give access to ~/.ssh folder.


Get it from the Snap Store

Mac

If you can't open it after installation by brew or dmg, exec the following command then reopen:
sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Another\ Redis\ Desktop\ Manager.app

  • Download latest dmg package from release [or gitee in China], double click to install.
  • Or by brew: brew install --cask another-redis-desktop-manager
  • Or sponsor by app store, It's not free, and I will be very grateful to you.


get from app store

Enjoy!

redis status dark

redis key dark

redis exec log

Contributors

This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute. contributors backers

Bruno SatoZhengchao AnBillHarry FoxTandavaWorksBWI Companies, Inc.DragonflyDBliuweiๅฐๆ–ฐMike AllisonYannick Mรผller

Sponsor

  • Give me a star โญโญ
  • Through OpenCollective or Github Sponsor
  • If you are a Mac user, you can purchase this software from the app store to sponsor, and then let the app store automatically update it for you.


app store

  • If you are a Windows user, you can purchase this software from the win store to sponsor.


windows store

  • Wechat sponsor code [Sponsor me a cup of coffee โ˜•]

Feature Log

  • 2026-08-15: TimeSeries\Vector\ARRAY Support && Test Connection Support
  • 2026-07-29: Connection Group Support!
  • 2025-10-01: Long time no see! New features will coming soon!
  • 2024-11-03: Import batch commands from files
  • 2024-10-07: Hash field TTL support(Redis>=7.4)
  • 2024-06-06: Search connections support
  • 2024-04-10: DB custom name support
  • 2024-02-21: Java/Pickle viewers support
  • 2024-02-15: Groups/Consumers in STREAM view
  • 2024-01-31: Hey, long time! Command line(CLI) args support
  • 2023-06-22: Export\Import keys support
  • 2023-05-26: Search support in Stream && Slow log support
  • 2023-04-01: Search support in List && Deflate raw support
  • 2022-10-07: Arrow Keys support in key list && Memory Analysis in folder
  • 2022-08-05: Clone Connection && Tabs Contextmenu\Mousewheel Support
  • 2022-04-01: Protobuf Support && Memory Analysis
  • 2022-03-03: Readonly Mode && Mointor Support
  • 2022-01-24: Command Dump Support
  • 2022-01-05: Support To Load All Keys
  • 2022-01-01: Brotli\Gzip\Deflate Support && RedisJSON Support
  • 2021-11-26: JSON Editable && Subscribe Support
  • 2021-08-30: Execution log Support && Add Hot Keys
  • 2021-08-16: Custom Formatter View Support!
  • 2021-06-30: Sentinel Support!!
  • 2021-06-24: ACL Support
  • 2021-05-03: Stream Support && Cli Command Tips Support
  • 2021-02-28: Connection Color Tag && Search History Support
  • 2021-02-03: Multiple Select\Delete && Msgpack Viewer Support
  • 2020-12-30: Tree View Support!!!
  • 2020-11-03: Binary View Support && SSH Passparse\Timeout Support
  • 2020-09-04: SSH Cluster Support && Extension Commands Support
  • 2020-06-18: SSL/TLS Support!!!
  • 2020-04-28: Page Zoom && Big Key Loads With Scan && Auto Json
  • 2020-04-18: Unvisible Key\Value Format Support
  • 2020-04-04: Cluster Support!!!
  • 2020-03-13: Dark Mode Support!!! && JsonView In Other Place
  • 2020-02-16: SSH Private Key Support
  • 2020-02-13: Open Cli Console In Tabs
  • 2019-06-14: Custom Font-Family Support
  • 2019-05-28: Key List Resizable
  • 2019-05-09: Search Support In Hash List Set Zset
  • 2019-04-26: Auto Updater
  • 2019-04-09: SSH Tunnel Connection Support
  • 2019-04-01: Extract Search Support
  • 2019-02-22: Single Connection Support
  • 2019-01-08: Project Start

Dev Build

Linux Or Mac

# clone code
git clone https://github.com/qishibo/AnotherRedisDesktopManager.git --depth=1
cd AnotherRedisDesktopManager

# install dependencies
npm install

# if download electron failed during installing, use this command
# ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron/" npm install

# serve with hot reload at localhost:9988
npm start


# after the previous step is completed to 100%, open another tab, build up a desktop client
npm run electron

If linux errors like this:

# if error like this
../src/FontManagerLinux.cc:1:35: fatal error: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: No such file or directory

# then try this
sudo apt install libfontconfig1-dev

Windows

# clone code
git clone https://github.com/qishibo/AnotherRedisDesktopManager.git --depth=1
cd AnotherRedisDesktopManager

# install dependencies, 32-bit or 64-bit all use win32
npm install --platform=win32

# if download electron failed during installing, use this command
# npm config set ELECTRON_MIRROR https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron/
# npm install --platform=win32

# serve with hot reload at localhost:9988
npm start


# after the previous step is completed to 100%, open another tab, build up a desktop client
npm run electron

Build Package

# prepare before package
npm run pack:prepare

# build package on respective platforms
# on windows build 64bit package
npm run pack:win
# on windows build 32bit package
npm run pack:win32

# on mac
npm run pack:mac

# on linux
npm run pack:linux

Custom Viewer

When the default viewer does not meet the needs, you can format your content via customize script.
Method: Pull down the viewer list to the bottom, click "Custom -> Add", and then refer to the instructions below
Note: The script needs to output formatted content through print console.log echo etc., which can be any string or JSON string

Config Description
Name Custom name
Command Executable commands, such as xxx.py xxx.js xxx.class etc. The file needs x permission, which can be executed in the form of ./xxx.py; It can also be set to /bin/node /bin/bash or other system commands, and the script path needs to be placed in Params
Params Parameters spliced after Command, such as "--key {KEY} --value {VALUE}", where {KEY} and {VALUE} will be replaced with the corresponding Redis key and value. Note that if the content is invisible such as binary, you can use {HEX} instead of {VALUE}, and {HEX} will be replaced with the hexadecimal string. If HEX is too long (>8000 chars), it will be written to a temporary file. You can use {HEX_FILE} to obtain the file path, and read by yourself in the script

Configuration example๏ผš

Add env to the first line of the script, the final executed command is: ./home/qii/pickle_decoder.py {HEX}, the script can receive parameters via argv[1], ref #978

Command Params
/home/qii/pickle_decoder.py {HEX}
/home/qii/shell_decoder.sh {VALUE}

Without execute permission x๏ผš

The final executed command is: /bin/node /home/qii/node_decoder.js {HEX} --key={KEY}, the script can receive parameters via argv[1]

Command Params
/bin/bash /home/qii/shell_decoder.sh {VALUE}
/bin/node /home/qii/node_decoder.js {HEX} --key={KEY}

Start From Command Line(CLI)

If you want to start from command line(CLI), you can pass args to the App.

Examples

# Linux
# ./Another Redis Desktop Manager.AppImage

# Mac
# open /Applications/Another\ Redis\ Desktop\ Manager.app --args

# Windows
"D:\xxxx\Another Redis Desktop Manager.exe"

# COMMON
--host 127.0.0.1 --port 6379 --auth 123
--name tmp_connection

# CLUSTER
--cluster

# SSH
--ssh-host 192.168.0.110
--ssh-username root --ssh-password 123

# SENTINEL
--sentinel-master-name mymaster
--sentinel-node-password 123

# save connection
--save
# readonly mode
--readonly

Parameter Description

Common
Args Description Args Description
--host Redis host* --port Redis port
--auth Password --name Custom name
--separator Key separator --readonly Enable readonly mode
--username Username๏ผˆRedis6 ACL๏ผ‰ --save Enable saving, one-time link by default
SSH
Args Description Args Description
--ssh-host SSH host* --ssh-port SSH port๏ผˆdefault:22๏ผ‰
--ssh-username Username* --ssh-password Password
--ssh-private-key Path of private key --ssh-passphrase Password of private key
--ssh-timeout SSH timeout(s)  
CLUSTER
Args Description
--cluster Enable CLUSTER mode
SSL
Args Description Args Description
--ssl Enable SSL* --ssl-key SSL Private Key Pem
--ssl-ca SSL Certificate Authority --ssl-cert SSL Public Key Pem
SENTINEL
Args Description
--sentinel-master-name Name of master group*๏ผŒlike 'mymaster'
--sentinel-node-password Password of Redis node

FAQ

1. How to connect to Redis Cluster in internal network (such as Docker, LAN, AWS)?

Answer: Connect via SSH+Cluster (SSH to the internal network and then connecting to Cluster with internal IP such as 127.0.0.1, 192.168.x.x), you need to fill Redis Host with the internal IP.

How to get Redis internal IP? Connect through SSH, uncheck Cluster option, and then open the console to execute CLUSTER NODES, select any IP in the result.

2. Do I need to fill in the 'Username' in the Redis configuration?

Answer: The access control list (ACL) is only supported in Redis>=6.0, so do not fill it unless you need a special user.

License

MIT

Support

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Frequently asked questions

Is AnotherRedisDesktopManager free to use?

AnotherRedisDesktopManager is open source under the MIT licence. There is no licence fee and no seat count โ€” you can self-host it or, where the project offers one, pay a vendor for a managed version instead.

What does AnotherRedisDesktopManager do?

๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€A faster, better and more stable Redis desktop manager [GUI client], compatible with Linux, Windows, Mac.

What is AnotherRedisDesktopManager written in?

AnotherRedisDesktopManager is primarily written in JavaScript. Its source is publicly available at https://github.com/qishibo/AnotherRedisDesktopManager, and it has 34,838 GitHub stars.