Download Redshift JDBC Driver

Download the Redshift JDBC driver, copy the JDBC URL into DbSchema, and start designing schemas with ER diagrams — free Community Edition.

Connect Redshift in DbSchema Install the driver, open a connection, reverse engineer your schema, and sync changes visually.
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About the Redshift JDBC driver

A JDBC driver is a Java .jar library that lets applications connect to Redshift. DbSchema uses JDBC to reverse engineer schemas, run SQL, and generate documentation. Driver files are usually published by the database vendor or an open-source project.

JDBC URL format

Host, port, database name, and SSL options are passed in a URL starting with jdbc:. Each Redshift driver uses its own syntax — see the connection details below.

The Redshift JDBC driver

Amazon Redshift is AWS's cloud data warehouse, built on a modified PostgreSQL core optimized for columnar storage and massively parallel processing (MPP). It integrates natively with S3, Glue, and Spectrum for petabyte-scale analytics.

The Amazon Redshift JDBC URL

  • Required File(s): RedshiftJDBC42.jar
  • Java Driver Class: com.amazon.redshift.jdbc.Driver
  • JDBC URL: jdbc:redshift://HOST:PORT/DB
  • Website: Amazon Redshift
We use the Amazon Redshift driver.

Download Redshift JDBC Driver

The driver archive is a zip file. Extract it and load the .jar files using DbSchema's Driver Manager.

DbSchema and Amazon Redshift

DbSchema connects to Redshift clusters using the Amazon Redshift JDBC driver and renders distribution keys, sort keys, and interleaved sort orders in the schema diagram. Use the SQL Editor to run distribution-aware queries and inspect query execution plans.

Test the driver with DbSchema

Connect Redshift, build your first ER diagram in minutes. No account required.

1
Download driver & DbSchema

Get the Redshift driver zip below and install DbSchema for Windows, macOS, or Linux.

2
Register the .jar

In DbSchema, open Driver Manager, add the extracted JAR, and paste your JDBC URL.

3
Design & document

Reverse engineer Redshift, edit the model visually, and publish schema documentation.

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Use Redshift visually in DbSchema

After the JDBC driver connects, you get ER diagrams, SQL editor, schema sync, and HTML documentation in one desktop app. Compare DbSchema editions.

ER diagrams

Reverse engineer Redshift into an interactive diagram and edit structures visually.

SQL & query builder

Run SQL with autocomplete or compose queries without writing every join by hand.

Schema documentation

Export HTML docs your team can browse without installing DbSchema.

Full Redshift guide

Connection tips, ports, SSL, and schema design workflows on the database landing page.

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