dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL v2026.2 release notes

What’s new

dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL v2026.2 is a major update that brings new capabilities across PostgreSQL development, debugging, productivity, and AI-assisted workflows. The release introduces the new PostgreSQL Debugger, expands database development tools, and delivers significant improvements to dbForge AI Assistant. It also makes everyday tasks more convenient with enhanced SQL coding and data generation features, an improved activation experience, and support for PostgreSQL 19.

AI Assistant

Active document context

AI Chat can now automatically use the active document as context, giving AI Assistant access to the code you are currently working with. When you switch to another document, the active document context is updated automatically. You can enable or disable this behavior in the settings or manage the active document context directly in the chat.

The active document attached as context in AI Chat

File attachments

You can now manually attach open documents to AI Chat to provide additional context for a conversation. You can select one or more documents that are currently open in dbForge Studio. Attached documents remain part of the chat context until you remove them.

Selecting an open document to attach to AI Chat

AI model selection

AI Assistant now lets you choose from available managed AI models and shows the active model directly in AI Chat. Usage is calculated according to the input and output rates of the selected model, allowing different models to consume the available usage allowance at different rates.

Choosing an AI model in AI Chat

Free Express edition

Users can now use AI Assistant without a paid subscription under the Express license, with a limited usage allowance. The profile settings display the current subscription tier and remaining usage, with an option to upgrade when the Express limit is reached.

Custom instructions

AI Assistant now supports persistent instructions stored in a dbforge.md file. The file is automatically included as context, allowing you to define preferences, development rules, and project-specific guidelines that AI Assistant can follow across conversations. You can also ask AI Assistant to create or update these instructions directly from the chat.

Text Editor

Qualifying object and column names

The Studio now lets you apply object and column name qualification to code that is already written. Previously, the qualification settings in Options > Text Editor > Code Completion > Advanced applied only while you typed. The new refactoring command uses the same settings and qualifies names in an entire SQL document or in a selected fragment of code.

Qualify object names in the Refactoring menu

Wildcard expansion

dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL can now expand wildcards (*) in SELECT statements into the corresponding column names in all supported contexts. You can apply wildcard expansion to an entire SQL document or a selected fragment of code.

Object Editors

dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL now includes visual editors for event triggers, functions, and procedures. The editors provide a graphical interface for creating and modifying these database objects.

You can open a visual object editor in the following ways:

On the Start Page, select Database Design > New Database Object.
On the Database menu, select New Database Object.
On the toolbar, click New Database Object.
In Database Explorer, double-click an existing object.
In Database Explorer, use the shortcut menu to create a new object or open an existing one.

Open a visual object editor

Event trigger editor

Function editor

Procedure editor

Database Explorer

Double-click actions for database objects

dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL now lets you configure the default action performed when you double-click database objects in Database Explorer. You can set separate default actions for tables and views, and for procedures and functions.

Default actions for database objects in Options

Debugger

PostgreSQL Debugger

The new PostgreSQL Debugger provides tools for identifying and resolving issues in PostgreSQL code directly in dbForge Studio. You can step through code execution, set breakpoints, inspect variable values, and analyze program behavior to locate errors and troubleshoot database routines more efficiently.

Debugging a PostgreSQL procedure

Data Generator

Quick data generation from Database Explorer

You can now start data generation directly from Database Explorer. Right-click one or more tables and select Generate Data to proceed directly to the data generation setup for the selected tables.

Generate data for selected tables from Database Explorer

Connectivity and compatibility updates

PostgreSQL 19 support

The new version introduces support for PostgreSQL 19, allowing you to work with databases running the latest PostgreSQL release. You can now connect to PostgreSQL 19 databases and use dbForge tools to develop, manage, and maintain them.

Connection to PostgreSQL 19

Licensing and activation

dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL can now be activated by signing in to a Devart account. The Studio automatically uses an available license associated with the account or generates a trial license if no licenses are available. Users with multiple active licenses can select the license they want to use for activation.

Product activation via sign-in

Product Activation wizard

The Product Activation wizard has been redesigned to provide a clearer and more convenient activation workflow. The wizard now brings all activation methods together, including activation through a Devart account, an activation key, and an offline activation request. Users with multiple licenses can select the required license and free up an occupied seat directly from the license selection page. The offline activation workflow has also been simplified with clear step-by-step instructions for generating an activation request and loading the license file.

The redesigned Product Activation wizard