Why
Robo 3T (formerly Robomongo) was the go-to lightweight MongoDB shell-centric GUI, but it is no longer
maintained.
rustyrobo keeps what made Robomongo great — the same layout, the same workflow, the same shortcuts —
and rebuilds it as a single native Rust binary that supports current MongoDB versions.
Features
Like Robomongo
- Same interface: explorer, query tabs, tree / table / text views, shortcuts
- Embedded mongo shell
- Easy document editing
- Collection, index, user and function management
Plus
- MongoDB 3.6 → 8.x, shell included (no 4.2 limit)
- Reliable SSH tunnels: agent, encrypted keys, host-key checks
- Improved connection manager and redesigned connection editor
- Improved document view/edit modal
- Field-name and operator autocompletion
- Find in the results (Ctrl+F), copy the value under the pointer (Ctrl+C) or with its name (Ctrl+Shift+C)
- Updates itself: tells when a new version is available (asks GitHub for the latest release at startup; can be turned off in Options)
- Real colour themes
- All languages: uses the fonts of your system, with right-to-left text in the results
- Native single binary, light on resources
- Multi document selection
- A favorite script manager
- Import / export of collections and query results in JSON and CSV
- Dump / restore of databases in the formats of mongodump (folder or archive), no tools to install
- Query history: search the scripts you ran and open them again (Ctrl+H)
- Edit values in place in the table view (double-click a cell)
Install
Download the latest release for your system from the
releases page:
| System | File |
|---|
| Linux x86_64 / ARM64 | rustyrobo-vX.Y.Z-linux-*.tar.gz — extract and run ./rustyrobo |
| macOS Apple Silicon / Intel | rustyrobo-vX.Y.Z-macos-*.zip — unzip, then right-click Rustyrobo.app → Open the first time (unsigned) |
| Windows x86_64 | rustyrobo-vX.Y.Z-windows-x86_64.zip — extract and run rustyrobo.exe |
Or build from source (Rust 1.88+):
git clone https://github.com/Tatayoyoh/rustyrobo.git
cd rustyrobo
cargo build --release
./target/release/rustyrobo
Linux needs the usual windowing libraries (X11 or Wayland, libxkbcommon); file dialogs use the
XDG portal or GTK.
Development
cargo test # unit tests
dev/ssh/gen-keys.sh && docker compose -f dev/docker-compose.yml up -d --wait
RR_LIVE=1 cargo test --test live --test ui -- --test-threads=1 # e2e: real servers, SSH, UI
Settings are stored in ~/.config/rustyrobo/settings.json (override with RUSTYROBO_CONFIG_DIR).
Screenshots
| Connection editor | SSH test |
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| Table view | Nord theme |
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| Query history | Export |
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| Editing in the table | |
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Roadmap
What Studio 3T offers and rustyrobo does not yet: see ROADMAP.md.
License
Apache-2.0. rustyrobo is an independent rewrite (no Robomongo code is reused) and is not affiliated with Studio 3T or MongoDB, Inc.
