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.
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