Start Using Toad Extension for Eclipse
To install Toad Extension for Eclipse:
Visit the Toad Extension for Eclipse page on the Eclipse Marketplace, or
just drag the icon below onto your Eclipse client!
Users of Toad Extension for Eclipse 1.9.3 and older
To upgrade, you will have to use intermediate manual installation using version 2.0.4 ZIP and then upgrade to the latest release.
To display Toad Extension for Eclipse once it's installed:
Users of Toad Extension for Eclipse 2.3.8 and older
It is not possible to upgrade using the "Check for Updates" function in previous versions due to changes in plugin dependencies. Please use the "Install New Software..." option instead.
Important
If you don't have Oracle Client installed on your machine or use operating system other than Windows then you may need to download JDBC driver from Oracle site at http://www.oracle.com.
If you don't have PostgreSQL client installed on your machine or use operating system other than Windows you may need to download JDBC driver from the PostgreSQL site at http://www.postgresql.org. Then you need to set the location of the JDBC driver in Preferences | Toad Extension | Database Specific.
You may need to download a JDBC driver for MySQL in order to connect to your database. For downloading, go to Downloads Archive of MySQL at http://www.mysql.com
Having Trouble?
If you're having trouble installing with the drag and drop to install link above, please visit the Toad Extension for Eclipse page on the Eclipse Marketplace directly.
If you need to install Toad Extension for Eclipse Community Edition manually, download the ZIP package. The archive contains two builds of Toad Extension for Eclipse to ensure flawless transition from previous Toad Extension versions.
To install or update from the downloaded ZIP archive:
- Download the ZIP archive
- Extract the ZIP archive
- In menu Help, choose Install New Software... option
- Click Add... button and choose Local..
- Navigate to the directory where you extracted the downloaded ZIP archive and confirm with OK
- Confirm Add Repository dialog with OK
- Select all plugins you want to install/update and click Next
- Review Install Details dialog and click Next
- Review and accept the Software Transaction Agreement and click Finish
- Toad Extension for Eclipse is installed and confirm Software Updates dialog to restart your eclipse and start working!
Interface layout - Toad Extension for Eclipse connected to Oracle database
The following screenshot shows Object Describe feature.
Toad Extension for Eclipse connected to PostgreSQL database
The following screenshot shows SQL Worksheet with Code Completion feature.
Toad Extension for Eclipse connected to MySQL database
The following screenshot shows syntax check and export to XML, CSV or HTML.
Product Videos
See our short Flash movies and find out how to create new Toad Extension project or how to use some standard Eclipse features - e.g. how to edit XML, how to use Local History and more. Visit our Product Videos section.