AccessQ

AccessQ is a tiny application that can open Access databases in a simple environment, thus sparing you the trouble of installing Microsoft Access or another complex MDB reader. It can extract and display the queries in a basic window for your examination. In addition to MDB files, the tool offers support for ACCDB files.

It's not necessary to install AccessQ since it's wrapped in a single executable file that can be saved anywhere on the hard disk and just double-clicked to fire up the program. If you encounter errors, check if your computer is equipped with .NET Framework since it cannot work properly without this software framework. Thanks to its small size, you can save the database viewer on a USB flash drive and directly run it on any PC.

After reaching the main app window, you can open a database file by dragging and dropping it from Windows Explorer or another preferred file manager. Just make sure you drop the file over the "drag & drop dbase" button. All tables will be loaded in a tree on the left, and you can right-click any table to copy the table name, generate the SELECT query, or select the top 100 entries.

The SELECT query can also be generated by pressing F5 after placing the mouse cursor inside the large, white part of the main window. Besides the SELECT statement, you can write other SQL commands too, whether you want to update the database information, delete or insert new entries, create new tables, and so on. Moreover, you can instruct the tool to use Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0.

All aspects considered, AccessQ offers a straightforward solution for viewing database contents and making modifications if necessary. It had minimal impact on the computer performance in our tests and worked smoothly on Windows 10.