GUI Tools

Open Anything

Open Anything works like Spotlight on macOS: type a few letters and open what you need without leaving the keyboard.

Press ⌘ + P, or click the Command button in the toolbar, then type a keyword. TablePlus uses fuzzy matching to suggest items to open:1

  • Databases
  • Schemas
  • Tables, views, and materialized views
  • Functions and procedures
  • Saved queries
  • App features (see below)
Open Anything with the keyword "ord" matching the orders table, order_items, and the order_summary view
Searching with Open Anything

To open an item, double-click it, or select it and press Return. To open a table in a new tab, press ⌘ + Return.

  • Use ↑ and ↓ (or ⌃ + P and ⌃ + N) to move through the results.
  • Press Tab to complete the keyword with the suggested name.
  • Press Esc to clear the keyword. Press Esc again to close Open Anything.

Match the start or end of a name

  • Start the keyword with ^ to match names that begin with it, for example ^order.
  • End the keyword with $ to match names that end with it, for example _items$.
  • Use both to match a name exactly, for example ^orders$.

Features

Open Anything also gives you quick access to app features. When you open it without typing anything, it lists them:

Feature Shortcut
Diagram
Metrics Board
Backup Database
Restore Database
Open Connection ⌘ + Shift + K
Open Database ⌘ + K
Cancel Running Queries ⌘ + .
Database User Management
Workspace Overview ⌘ + Shift + \
Customize Toolbar
MCP Server
MCP Activity
Settings ⌘ + ,
Open Anything listing app features before you type
App features in Open Anything

  1. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl in place of ⌘. ↩︎