MongoDB Compass Release Notes for 2019

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Archived release notes

This page lists 2019 releases for historical reference. To see the most recent releases, see MongoDB Compass Release Notes and Changelog.

MongoDB Compass 1.20

Note

On macOS systems, the first time that you update MongoDB Compass to version 1.20 or later, you will need to allow access to your system storage for each saved connection in Recents and Favorites. To learn more, see Allow Keychain Access for Recent and Favorite Connections.

Released December 5, 2019

Added the option to include driver syntax when exporting queries to a language.
New and improved Connection experience with support for all connection options.
Improved user experience for saving and sharing Favorite Connections.
Added JSON mode for managing documents. With JSON mode, you can now insert multiple documents at once.
Added support for querying UUIDs via the Documents query bar or in the Aggregation Pipeline Builder.
Added support for the following aggregation pipeline operators:
- $set
- $unset
- $replaceWith
Improved inline documentation for aggregation pipeline arguments.
Removed $limit ahead of the $count stage in the aggregation pipeline builder to ensure accurate counts on large collections. Prior versions of MongoDB Compass placed a $limit stage before $count stages in the Aggregation Pipeline Builder for large collections, even when sample mode was disabled.
Various bug fixes and improvements.

MongoDB Compass 1.19

Released August 11, 2019

Added support for:
- Views. You can create views based on results from an aggregation pipeline.
- Wildcard Indexes.
- Killing long-running operations from the Performance Tab.
- Adjusting the maximum timeout for queries executed in the Query Bar.
New settings available in the aggregation pipeline builder. You can now specify a sample size, number of documents to preview, and a maximum timeout for your pipeline operations.
Obscures fields encrypted with Field-Level Encryption. These fields cannot be modified by Compass users.
Compass now warns users who are connected to non-genuine MongoDB servers. For more information, see this entry in the FAQ.

MongoDB Compass 1.18

Released May 17, 2019

Provided fixes to the Compass Windows installer. With the new .msi installer you can:
- Select the destination of the Compass installation.
- Install Compass for all users.
- Script the Compass installation and perform a quiet install.
Added support for Ubuntu 18.10 and other recent Linux distributions.
New Schema Validation experience.
- Added support for JSON schema validation.
- Includes smart editor with autocomplete.
For macOS systems, Compass now requires macOS 10.12 or greater.

MongoDB Compass 1.17

Released March 4, 2019

Performance improvements to the Documents and Aggregation tabs, specifically with deeply nested documents.
Fixed several connection issues.
- Fixed Kerberos connections where hostname is not the canonical name.
- Fixed SRV connections with special characters in the password.
- Compass no longer allows direct connections to secondary databases, which would result in hangs on the loading navigation screen.
- Fixed connections to M0 Atlas clusters with readonly users.
Fixed issue where usersInfo command was not available to the data service.
authSource now correctly defaults to admin when connecting to Atlas.
Compass now properly forces a disconnect when requested.