SQL Formatter | Navigator | Usage Inspector
SQLinForm helps format SQL code into a more readable and consistent format. It rearranges the SQL statements, keywords, and clauses in a way that makes the code easier to read and understand.
The formatter can also enforce coding standards and best practices, helping to improve the overall quality and maintainability of the code.
Define your formatting rules once and give everyone on the team the same consistent SQL style.
SQL Formatter | Navigator | Usage Inspector
SQL Formatter
Turn messy, unreadable SQL into clean, consistent code in seconds. SQLinForm handles everything from short queries to stored procedures thousands of lines long. More than 100 settings let you control indentation, line breaks, alignment, upper and lower case, and comments, so your SQL looks the way your team wants it.
27 Databases
SQLinForm understands the SQL dialects of the databases you use every day, including Athena, Aurora, Azure, BigQuery, ClickHouse, Databricks SQL, DB2 zOS/UDB, DuckDB, Greenplum, Informix, MariaDB, MSAccess, MySQL, Netezza SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Presto, Redshift SQL, SAP HANA, Snowflake, SQL Server, SQLite, Sybase, Teradata, Trino, Vertica, Yellowbrick.
12 Languages
SQLinForm speaks your language: the user interface is available in 12 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish
Share Profiles with Your Team
Agree on one formatting style and use it everywhere. Save your settings as a profile and share it with your colleagues as a single file. Everyone on the team then formats SQL the same way, which keeps code reviews short and diffs clean.
Use Profiles in VS Code, JetBrains, Notepad++, SSMS and DBeaver
Agree on one formatting style and use it everywhere. Save your settings as a profile and share it with your colleagues as a single file. Everyone on the team then formats SQL the same way, which keeps code reviews short and diffs clean.
Generate Program Code
SQL rarely stands alone. SQLinForm finds and formats SQL embedded in Java, C#, PHP, JavaScript, VB and other programming languages. It keeps the string quotes, concatenations and escape characters of each language intact.
SQLinForm Structure Navigator
See the structure of your SQL at a glance: an overview graph of all statements with their sub-queries, CTEs and cursors, and a tree with the clauses, columns, tables and conditions of every statement. Click a row to jump straight to its line in the editor.
Usage Inspector
See how often each word of your SQL is used, for example to find a variable that is declared but never used. Hover over a word to see all the lines that contain it, and click a line to jump right to it.
The primary goal is to help developers write clean, efficient, and well-structured code.
SQLinForm is designed with developers in mind. We believe that formatting should be intuitive, customizable, and, above all, help you work faster and smarter.
Ready to transform the way you work with SQL? Try SQLinForm today and experience the benefits of professionally formatted SQL code!
Highlights
100% Offline — Your SQL Stays on Your Machine
Team Standards With Formatting Profiles
Share Your Formatting Standards — SQLinForm profiles are automatically shared across all your installed plugins (VS Code, SSMS, JetBrains, Notepad++, and more), so your formatting stays consistent no matter which IDE you use. Set up a Team Folder to share profiles with your colleagues and enforce coding standards across your entire team.
Formatting profiles can definitely help developer teams. When a team of developers is working on a project, it’s important for the code to be consistent and well-organized in order to ensure that it’s easy to maintain, update, and collaborate on. Formatting profiles can help teams achieve this consistency by standardizing the way that SQL code is formatted.
200+ Options
With the Single User License (Pro Version), you can explore and customize your ideal formatting style using 200+ options. See the results instantly as your SQL adopts the new formatting style.
Programming Languages Support
The SQLinForm parser can format plain SQL code or SQL code embedded in Java, C#, Perl, Python and other programming languages. Also, the formatted SQL can be plain SQL or SQL embedded in Java, C#, PHP Visual basic and many more.
Fault Tolerant Parser
The parser can even format partial SQL statements or those with syntax errors, helping you identify missing brackets, commas, and other issues with ease.
1 License For Many Computers
The SQLinForm Single User License gives you the right to install SQLinForm on all your devices including business and private computers. See the complete EULA
DB support
Currently supported databases:
- ANSI SQL
- Amazon Athena
- Aurora
- Azure SQL
- BigQuery
- ClickHouse
- Databricks SQL
- DB2 (z/OS & UDB)
- DuckDB
- Greenplum
- HyperSQL
- Informix
- MariaDB
- MS Access
- MySQL
- Oracle
- PostgreSQL
- Presto
- Redshift SQL
- SAP HANA
- Snowflake
- SQL Server
- SQLite
- Sybase
- Teradata
- Trino
- Vertica
- Yellowbrick
SQLinForm continuously evolves — new dialects are added regularly to ensure precise formatting for every major SQL environment.
Free or Pro Version?
Both the free and Pro versions of SQLinForm have no time limits or restrictions on SQL size. However, the Pro version offers a wide range of additional features and customization options not available in the free version.
To learn more about the Pro Features, please click here for further details.
Upgrading from the free version to the Pro version of SQLinForm is quick and hassle-free. There’s no need to uninstall or reinstall anything. Simply enter your credentials in the License tab, and your app will instantly upgrade to the Pro version. It’s that easy!
Top 10 Reasons to use a SQL Formatter
SQL developers have varying opinions on SQL formatters, just like with any other tool. Some SQL developers prefer to format their code manually, while others find SQL formatters to be useful and essential tools. Here are some reasons how a SQL Formatter can support you and your team.
- Readability: A well-formatted SQL code is easier to read and understand, making it easier for you and others to maintain and modify the code.
- Consistency: A SQL formatter ensures that your code follows a consistent indentation, spacing, and capitalization style, making it easier to spot errors and typos.
- Saving time: A formatter can automatically format your SQL code, saving you time and effort compared to manually formatting your code.
- Syntax highlighting: The Beautifier highlights different parts of your SQL code with different colors, making it easier to see the structure of your code and spot syntax errors.
- Documentation: A readable, well-formatted code makes it easier to document and annotate the code, making it easier for others to understand and maintain it.
- Collaboration: If you are working with a team of developers, a formatter can help ensure that everyone is using a consistent style, making it easier to work together on a project.
- Portability: If you need to share your code with others or move it between systems, a well-formatted SQL code will be easier to share and reuse.
- Customization: SQLinForm is a very flexible SQL beautifier. It allows you to customize the formatting rules with 200+ options to match your preferred style.
- Version control: A consistent format makes it easier to compare and merge code changes in version control systems like Git.
- Compliance with coding standards: A SQL formatter can help enforce coding standards and best practices, improving the overall quality and maintainability of the code.
People who like SQL Formatters
In short, the SQL Beautifier can help you write cleaner, more readable, and more maintainable code, making it an important tool for any SQL developer
- Anyone who writes SQL code: If you write SQL code, no matter what your role is, a SQL formatter can help you write cleaner, more readable, and more maintainable code, making it easier for you and others to understand and maintain the code in the future.
- Software developers: Software developers who write SQL code as part of their work can benefit from using a SQL formatter to keep their code organized and consistent with the rest of their codebase.
- Database administrators: Database administrators often write and maintain complex SQL queries and scripts, and a SQL beautifier can help them keep their code organized and readable.
- Data analysts: Data analysts often need to extract data from databases and create reports, and a SQL formatter can help them write clear and concise SQL code to retrieve the data they need.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
What is a SQL Formatter? A SQL Formatter is a tool that automatically formats SQL code into a more readable and consistent format, improving code quality and maintainability.
Which databases does SQLinForm support? SQLinForm supports 25+ databases including Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, and more.
Which editors and IDEs are supported? SQLinForm is available for VS Code, SSMS, Visual Studio, Notepad++, DBeaver, JetBrains, Antigravity, and as a standalone desktop app for Windows.
