MongoTUI

A modern terminal UI for MongoDB administration
Like Compass, but for your terminal.

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What is MongoTUI?

MongoTUI is a terminal-based MongoDB administration tool built with Python, Textual, and PyMongo. It provides a Compass-like experience entirely in your terminal — perfect for servers, SSH sessions, and environments where GUI tools can't be installed.

Key Features

• Database Management
  Browse databases, collections, documents. Query with filters. Run aggregation pipelines.

• User Administration
  Create users, reset passwords, grant and revoke roles with a built-in role picker.

• Index Management
  View, create, and drop indexes. Support for search indexes and vector search.

• Live Monitoring
  Real-time graphs for connections, operations per second, and memory usage.

Quick Install

pip install mongotui

Quick Start

# Interactive mode
mongotui

# Direct connection
mongotui -u "mongodb://admin:admin@localhost:27017/?authSource=admin"

Why MongoTUI?

Use Case	MongoTUI	Compass	mongosh
SSH access	✅	❌	✅
Visual UI	✅	✅	❌
No install needed on server	✅ (pip)	❌	❌
User management UI	✅	✅	❌
Live monitoring	✅	✅	❌
Lightweight	✅	❌	✅