Neo4j Desktop
Neo4j Desktop is the graphical management and development client for Neo4j, a popular open-source graph database engine. It allows developers, data engineers and database administrators to create databases, run Cypher queries, manage data models, inspect graph structures, and interact with local or remote Neo4j instances. Neo4j is widely used for knowledge graphs, recommendation engines, identity and access management, and network analysis. The Desktop client bundles a managed server runtime, making it a complete development environment for graph database work without requiring separate server setup.
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1 suggestionNeo4j Desktop currently ships as an Intel-only build and has not yet received a native Apple Silicon port according to the latest version information available (1.6.1). The app continues to work under Rosetta 2 today, but Apple is removing Rosetta in macOS 28 (late 2027), meaning this Intel-only version will stop launching entirely at that time. Contact Neo4j support or check their GitHub releases page to ask about native Apple Silicon build plans. If you rely heavily on Neo4j Desktop, monitor the project for updates over the coming months—there is still time for a native release before the macOS 28 deadline in late 2027. As a contingency, you may also explore the Neo4j web console (available online and as part of Neo4j Aura cloud offerings) or command-line tools, which can continue to work even after Rosetta is removed, though these lack the Desktop client's graphical conveniences.
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