Studio Overview

Toolless Studio is a web interface for managing your document databases. It provides a visual way to browse, edit, and manage your data.

Launching Studio

toollessdb studio

With options:

toollessdb studio --port 8080 --host 0.0.0.0
toollessdb studio ./my-data

Studio opens at http://localhost:4000 by default.

Features

• Dashboard - Overview of all databases and collections
• Collection Browser - View documents with search and filter
• Document Editor - Create, edit, and delete documents
• JSON Validation - Real-time syntax validation
• Theme Support - Light and dark mode
• Responsive - Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile

Interface

Dashboard

The main dashboard displays:

• All databases in your data directory
• Collection counts per database
• Document counts per collection
• Quick access to browse collections

Collection View

Browse documents with:

• Expandable document preview
• Syntax-highlighted JSON
• Search and filter
• Pagination controls

Document Operations

• Create - Add new documents with JSON editor
• View - Expand documents to see full content
• Edit - Modify documents with validation
• Delete - Remove documents with confirmation

Keyboard Shortcuts

Security

Studio is designed for local development:

• Runs on localhost only by default
• No authentication required
• Do not expose to public internet

For production, add authentication via reverse proxy.