This section explores the essential developer tools you need when working with MongoDB. These developer tools aim to help you manage, interact, and visualize your data to make development tasks quicker and easier.
MongoDB Shell, also known as mongo, is a command-line interface that allows you to interact with a MongoDB instance. You can use the mongo shell to perform CRUD operations, administrative tasks, and manage your databases.
mongo [options] [db address]MongoDB Compass is a graphical user interface (GUI) that simplifies the process of managing your MongoDB data. With Compass, you can visually explore and interact with your data, modify and sort documents, create indexes, and validate data schemas for better data governance.
MongoDB Atlas is a fully-managed cloud-based database platform offering the best of MongoDB. Its intuitive interface provides an effortless deployment experience, automated backups, self-healing recovery, and many other features that make it an ideal choice for database management.
MongoDB offers a variety of APIs and native drivers for numerous programming languages, enabling developers to build applications using their preferred languages. The most popular of these include:
These drivers provide a high-level API for connecting to MongoDB and performing CRUD operations.
Robo 3T (formerly Robomongo) is a lightweight, open-source MongoDB management tool. It provides basic features like connecting to a MongoDB instance, managing databases, collections, and performing CRUD operations.
Studio 3T is a powerful, feature-rich MongoDB management tool that provides a comprehensive set of tools and features for MongoDB management and development. Studio 3T offers advanced features such as IntelliShell, Query Code, and SQL Migration.
Choosing the right developer tool depends upon your specific requirements, but being familiar with these tools will offer you a range of options for a faster and more efficient development process.