If you specifically require the reporting features unique to SSMS (like the or Custom Reports using .rdl files), you must use a Windows environment:

Before you can manage a database on your Mac, you need a database to connect to. Since you cannot install the full SQL Server engine directly on macOS (it requires Linux or Windows), you should use .

: This is Microsoft's primary cross-platform tool for SQL Server management on macOS.

Mac Sql Management Studio

If you specifically require the reporting features unique to SSMS (like the or Custom Reports using .rdl files), you must use a Windows environment:

Before you can manage a database on your Mac, you need a database to connect to. Since you cannot install the full SQL Server engine directly on macOS (it requires Linux or Windows), you should use . mac sql management studio

: This is Microsoft's primary cross-platform tool for SQL Server management on macOS. If you specifically require the reporting features unique