Open a new SQL console keyboard shortcut in 2 apps
Open a new SQL console has a documented keyboard shortcut in 2 apps here, among them DBeaver, SQL Server Management Studio. The most common keys are Ctrl + Alt + Enter on Windows and Ctrl + Option + Enter on a Mac.
Keys on this page were last checked against their sources on September 14, 2026.
| App | Windows | Mac | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| DBeaver | Windows Ctrl + Alt + Enter | Mac Ctrl + Option + Enter | Open a new SQL console |
| SQL Server Management Studio | Windows Ctrl + N | Mac Not documented | Open a new query window |
Where the table is deliberately empty
1 app here publishes no Mac key for Open a new SQL console, so that cell is left blank. A blank there is a gap in that maker documentation for Open a new SQL console, not an oversight here, and it is never filled by converting the other system.
If the keys for Open a new SQL console do nothing
The 2 apps listed here each decide this for themselves, so the first thing to check is that you are reading the row for the app you are actually in, and the column for your system. After that, check the app version, since open a new SQL console is the kind of command makers move between releases. Report a correction
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