Docking Tools

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Last update: 2026-07-01

Many tools inside Database Workbench can be docked to the sides and the bottom of the main screen and can be "pinned" and "unpinned".

 

There are multiple docking types -

 

1.Stacked docking
Docked windows battle for the same space and are all visible. Dockable windows can be stacked in different forms - see the screenshot below.

The SQL Catalog and Code Catalog stack-docked

 

2.Tabbed Docking

Docked windows are tabbed together, they all have the same space, but only one docked window is visible at a time. For an example, see the above screenshot - the SQL Catalog and Code Catalog are docked "tabbed".

 

The SQL Catalog and Code Catalog tab-docked

 

You can move (undock) the tools by clicking the grab-bar and moving the moves while keeping the mouse key down.

 

When a docking area has windows docked to it, a splitter will appear so that you can resize the area by using the mouse.

 

3.Pinning

Alternatively, a tool can be "pinned" and "unpinned", by default, the tools are pinned, when you unpin a tool, it will be on a "float bar" on a side of the main screen and will move into view when you hover with your mouse over it.

 

Unpinned SQL Catalog, just scrolled into view