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SQL Lizard
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SQL Lizard is a free productivity extension for SQL Server Management Studio 22. It adds advanced grids, dashboards, charts, pivots, Object Explorer improvements, export tools, SQL formatting, linting, and other useful commands directly inside SSMS.

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Prerequisites

Before installation

  • • Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 22 must be installed.
  • • Windows administrator rights are required because the installer writes into the SSMS installation folder.
  • • The installer is digitally signed by Lizard Labs Software. Windows may still warn about uncommon downloads until the installer gains wider reputation.
  • - The installer has been scanned by VirusTotal with many antivirus engines and is clean.

Security

Safe, but not yet common

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen or the browser may show a warning such as “Windows protected your PC” or “This file is not commonly downloaded”. This does not automatically mean the installer is unsafe. It usually means the file is new or not downloaded by many users yet.

  • • Check that the download comes from lizard-labs.com.
  • • Check the file digital signature from Lizard Labs Software.
  • - The installer has been checked with VirusTotal and reported clean by many antivirus scanners.
  • • If SmartScreen blocks the installer, select More info, then Run anyway.
  • • Optional: right-click the file, open Properties, and use Unblock if Windows has blocked the downloaded file.

Installer behavior

What the installer does

The setup is intentionally simple and transparent. It tries to find SSMS 22 in the standard installation locations and installs the extension into the SSMS Extensions folder.

  1. Looks for ssms.exe in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 22\Release\Common7\IDE.
  2. If not found, also checks the same SSMS 22 path on drive D:.
  3. If SSMS is found, installs SQL Lizard under Extensions\SqlLizard inside the SSMS IDE folder.
  4. Runs ssms.exe /setup so SSMS can register and refresh extension metadata.
  5. Opens our web page after installation with product and next-step information.

Fallback path

If SSMS is not found

If the installer cannot find SSMS 22 in the expected locations, it installs the files to a fallback folder and shows manual instructions.

C:\SQLLizrd\Extensions\SqlLizard
  1. Locate your real SSMS 22 installation folder where ssms.exe exists.
  2. Copy the SqlLizard folder into the SSMS Extensions directory.
  3. Run <SSMS path>\ssms.exe /setup.
  4. Start SSMS normally.

First run

Where to find it

Start SSMS 22 after setup. Look for SQL Lizard commands in the menu, query window context menu, results context menu, Object Explorer context menu, and toolbar area.

Toolbar

If the toolbar is hidden

If you do not see the toolbar, right-click the SSMS toolbar area and select the SQL Lizard toolbar. Some SSMS layouts hide newly installed toolbars until selected manually.

Explore

Try the workflow

Run a query, open the advanced grid, try pivots and charts, export results, group Object Explorer objects, and test the SQL formatting and linting commands. Enjoy and keep what helps your daily work.

Who can use it

Useful for developers, DBAs, analysts, and support teams

SQL Lizard is for people who spend a lot of time in SSMS and want more comfort when reading data, checking queries, preparing exports, or quickly visualizing results without switching to another tool.

Earlier SSMS Lizard versions were used and appreciated by many SQL Server users. SQL Lizard continues that idea for SSMS 22 with a cleaner product focus and a free release.

Free release notice

SQL Lizard is free at this stage. We may change licensing or pricing later if that becomes necessary to support continued development, but the current release is provided free of charge.

SQL Lizard does not collect product telemetry, usage statistics, SQL queries, result data, connection information, or database content. If you send us emails, screenshots, logs, SQL, or other files, you are responsible for what you include. We do not need or want private, sensitive, or production data in feedback.

There is no guaranteed support, SLA, custom onboarding, or enterprise maintenance commitment. Ideas and bug reports are welcome, but fixes and responses are best-effort.

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Install it, open SSMS, and explore

SQL Lizard is best understood inside your normal SSMS workflow. Try it on real queries and keep the features that save clicks and time.

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