---
title: "Arctype"
url: "https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/integrations/tools/arctype/"
---

# Arctype

Use Arctype to work with distributed SQL databases in YugabyteDB.

[Arctype](https://arctype.com/ "Arctype") is a collaborative SQL database client that is free to use and cross platform. It offers one-click query sharing for teams, and you can visualize query output and combine multiple charts and tables into a dashboard.

Arctype also features [integrated support](https://docs.arctype.com/connect/yugabytedb "integrated support") for connecting to YugabyteDB clusters.

This document describes how to connect to YugabyteDB using Arctype.

![Arctype application](/images/develop/tools/arctype/Arctype-YB-Image-2.png "Arctype application")

## Before you begin

Your YugabyteDB cluster should be up and running. Refer to [YugabyteDB Prerequisites](/stable/integrations/tools/#yugabytedb-prerequisites "YugabyteDB Prerequisites").

## Install Arctype

Download clients for Windows, Linux, and Mac from the [Arctype](https://arctype.com/ "Arctype") website.

## Create a database connection

Follow these steps to connect your Arctype desktop client to YugabyteDB:

1. Launch the Arctype desktop client.
2. Follow the in-app prompts to create and log into your Arctype account.
3. On the "Connect a Database" step, select YugabyteDB.
   
   ![Connect YugabyteDB](/images/develop/tools/arctype/arctype-connect_step3.png "Connect YugabyteDB")
4. Enter your YugabyteDB [connection parameters](/stable/integrations/tools/#connection-parameters "connection parameters").
5. Click **Test Connection** and, if the connection is successful, click **Save**.
   
   ![Enter connection parameters](/images/develop/tools/arctype/arctype-connect-step4.png "Enter connection parameters")

You can see the schemas and tables available in the YugabyteDB in the navigation panel.

![YugabyteDB database connection](/images/develop/tools/arctype/arctype-connect-step5.png "YugabyteDB database connection")

You've successfully created a connection to your YugabyteDB database, and you can now start querying and visualizing your DB using Arctype.

## What's Next

To learn more about Arctype, refer to the [Arctype documentation](https://docs.arctype.com/ "Arctype documentation").

To learn about Arctype integration with Yugabyte, refer to the [YugabyteDB Integrates with Arctype SQL Client](https://www.yugabyte.com/blog/yugabytedb-arctype-sql-integration/ "YugabyteDB Integrates with Arctype SQL Client") blog post and [YugabyteDB](https://docs.arctype.com/connect/yugabytedb/ "YugabyteDB") in the Arctype documentation.

YugabyteDB includes sample databases for you to explore. Refer to [Sample datasets](/stable/develop/sample-data/ "Sample datasets").