- Fixed SSH tunnel connections by restoring the proven transport default while retaining the secure socket fallback - Restored AWS RDS IAM and cleartext authentication plugin connections - Fixed misleading Local Network permission warnings for unrelated connection errors - If you missed 6.0.0, Sequel Ace 6 also brings editable Record View, richer content filters, fuzzy table search, automatic JSON detection, connection-color title bars, and many import, export, compatibility, and stability improvements; macOS 13.5 or later is required

- Sequel Ace 6 requires macOS Ventura 13.5 or later - Added the new beta SSH tunnel connection transport with XPC-style audit-token peer validation - Added an AND/OR switch and clearer filter groups for building content filters - Added fuzzy type-ahead search to the tables list - Added filters for matching string fields by their length - Added automatic JSON value detection in the field editor - Added an option to tint the window title bar with the favorite connection color - Fixed Record View and inline edits using the wrong column after columns are moved or filtered - Fixed ENUM popup edits not being saved in sheet mode - Improved warnings before EXPLAIN ANALYZE statements that can modify data - Fixed copying and filtering BIT values to preserve their bits - Fixed CSV imports with multibyte encodings - Fixed SQL and XML exports to use UTF-8 consistently - Fixed Table Information dates changing format after exports and bundle commands - Centered import dialog menus - Various stability, compatibility, and interface improvements

- Added keyword highlighting and autocomplete for MyISAM, Aria, CSV, and other MySQL and MariaDB storage engines - Added a refreshed app icon with light and dark appearances for modern macOS - Improved table list compatibility with PolarDB-X and other MySQL-compatible servers - Kept the app responsive during long-running column removal and improved cancellation reliability - Fixed crashes when closing the field editor after viewing very large values - Fixed table refreshes adding duplicate empty filter rows - Fixed SSH connections so a blank port field respects the port configured in OpenSSH - Fixed MySQL online help searches for topics containing special characters - Various stability, compatibility, and modernization improvements

- Fixed a longstanding issue where, in rare situations, queries could be run against the wrong database connection - Restore Keychain password handoff for SSH connections, fixing ssh connectivity issues introduce in 5.3.0 - Enhanced the Vault connection UI to make it easier to connect to vault connections - Clarified MCP server connection options and interactions - Added support for INET4 and INET6 column types - Updated the build environment to build with the latest versions of macOS - Various cleanups and enhancements

- Added a built-in MCP server for AI agent integrations (disabled by default), with a new Preferences pane, local-only access, and read-only safeguards - Added a Vault connection type with OIDC browser authentication and ephemeral MySQL credentials - Added a PHP serialized data field editor with tree editing for nested arrays, objects, and scalar values - Added support for AWS IAM authentication via `aws sso login` and `aws login` profiles - Added support for remote socket paths over SSH tunnels - Added connection favorite search, copy/paste connection strings, clipboard import, and smarter duplicate handling - Added “Explain Current Query” for quickly running EXPLAIN on the current SQL statement - Added table-content filtering improvements, including drag-and-drop cell filters and a “Filter by Selected Value” context menu - Added support for `UUID_v4()` in the content view - Added connection options and URL parameters for server public key retrieval and cleartext-plugin configuration - Improved MySQL 8.4 compatibility for foreign key creation and AUTO_INCREMENT column edits - Improved User Manager privilege support and error messages for newer MySQL and MariaDB permissions - Improved CSV import handling for CR/CRLF line endings and quoted line terminators - Improved collation loading for older or more restricted MySQL servers - Fixed ProxySQL connection locking caused by stats-expiry updates - Fixed Save As/Cmd-S behavior so each query tab remembers its own SQL file - Fixed literal `$N` text being removed from query favorites - Fixed session time zone restoration after reconnect, SSH localhost handling, stale bookmark alerts, Bundle Editor resize crashes, and JSON formatting crashes with tab indentation - Modernized major connection, favorites, bundle output, archiving, and database-list internals for improved reliability

- Strengthened security of TLS defaults and scoped reconnect reachability probes away from public services - Raised row limit cap from 100k to 1M - Revamped crash reporting from MSAppCenter to Firebase - Revamped the About panel (in SwiftUI!) - Fixed a bug with foreign key reference clickthrough with certain column types - Fixed a bug around table selection when removing a table - Fixed a bug that caused tables to be grayed out after an export - Fixed a bug that prevented ProxyCommands from working when shell was customized - Fixed a beep-on-startup issue related to bundles

- Added support for AWS IAM authentication for Amazon RDS connections (including profile/role flows) - Rewrote default bundles to avoid removed macOS scripting runtimes, with clearer runtime-missing warnings - Added MySQL 8+ fallback logic for optimized field type estimation when PROCEDURE ANALYSE is unavailable - Added detection and user alerts for macOS Local Network permission denials behind SSH “No route to host” errors - Added support for mysql:// URLs for Socket connections - Fixed SQL “Copy as INSERT” numeric field quoting/type handling - Fixed SSH host-key reconnect prompt freezes and repeated metadata/status error loops - Fixed pinned-table behavior by scoping pins to connection identity and migrating legacy pinned-table data - Fixed multiple export and process-list issues (null serialization, export path/cancel handling, XML/BIT export correctness, network-volume bookmark handling)

- Added support for filtering the columns to display in the content view - Added support for dash-style block comments in the query editor - Added support for indenting/unindenting in the query editor by tab/shift+tab (when using tab characters for indentation) - Fixed a bug with data types in "Copy as SQL Insert"

- Enhanced the "Go to Database" selector allow going directly to a specific table - Fixed a bug that caused the app to revert to the default database on reconnect and to randomly change databases without updating the database selector - Fixed and improved performance of date field defaults, including being able to use quoted date string for DATE field type - Fixed a bug with foreign keys with _bin encodings - Fixed a bug that caused the autocomplete prompt to sometimes close prematurely

- Improved CPU usage around reconnection attempts

- Improved handling of custom UI fonts - Improved CPU usage around reconnection attempts - Added proactive error messages for when SSH Config files are non-existent

- Fixed alignment of enums on the content view - Fixed a bug that caused table content fonts to be mangled after completing an automatic resize - Added support for arbitrary sorting of favorites being preserved between uses

- Fixed energy spikes on connection drops - Fixed alignment of ENUMs in content view - Fixed beep-on-application-start bug

- Fixed unexpected blue line artifacts in the table view display

- Fixed a crash affecting the user permissions panel on MariaDB >= 11.3 - Added the ability to toggle pinning multiple tables at once - Changed the table sort order to honor the DB's table sort order instead of forcing a flat alphabetic sort

- Fixed vertical centering and padding for text in the tables list

- Fix table rows becoming narrower in 5.0.0

Dear Sequel Ace Community, With this release, Sequel Ace now requires macOS 12 (Monterey) or newer. This change is necessary for technical and practical reasons: 1. LibMySQL client now relies on newer C++ features that are unsupported on older macOS versions, making continued compatibility increasingly difficult. 2. Limited maintainer resources – Sequel Ace is maintained by a small group of volunteers who balance this work with their day jobs. Dropping support for outdated systems allows us to focus on improving the app for the majority of users in modern environments. For those still using older macOS versions, the previous Sequel Ace release will remain available, but future updates will require macOS 12 or later. We appreciate your understanding and ongoing support. Your feedback and contributions help keep Sequel Ace thriving! — The Sequel Ace Team

- Fixed a bug impacting older (macOS Big Sur) installs

- Upgraded to Lib MySQL Client 8.4.4 and OpenSSL 3 - Fixed a bug impacting filtering on the process list - Updated translations

- Application no longer quits when closing the last DB connection - Fixed Copy As Markdown (by rewriting in perl)

- Fixed a bug that resulted in extra connections for retrieving data structure not being closed - Fixed a bug with the export view height being too small - Show a warning when renaming tables by interacting with table list when show warnings is enabled

- Improved detecting default value by considering quote characters - Added new column for Server Processes UI - Fixed a bug impacting escaping textdata/string for binary data when exporting to SQL

- Fixed a bug that prevented custom input values from being applied if field has default value - Fixed a crash affecting older versions of macOS - Additional bug fixes and translation updates

- Fixed a bug around inserting new values on a table with a column set to default "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP"