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TablePlus Import Guide

TablePlus is a fast native GUI for Mac and Windows. Import from a dump file rather than pasting into a query tab.

Best for

  • • Fast everyday queries and editing
  • • Clean native UI on macOS and Windows
  • • Importing via File → Import → From SQL Dump

Limitations

  • • Pasting a big dump into a query tab hangs the app
  • • Very large dumps are still faster via the CLI

Pro tip

Split large dumps before import to avoid timeouts and packet errors.

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