Download YugabyteDB JDBC Driver

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

About the YugabyteDB JDBC driver

A JDBC driver is a Java .jar library that lets applications connect to YugabyteDB. 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 YugabyteDB driver uses its own syntax — see the connection details below.

The YugabyteDB JDBC driver

YugabyteDB is an open-source distributed SQL database designed for cloud-native applications that require global scalability, resilience, and PostgreSQL compatibility. It supports both YSQL (PostgreSQL-compatible SQL API) and YCQL (Cassandra-compatible API) in a single platform. YugabyteDB distributes data across nodes using tablets, providing automatic sharding, replication, and fault tolerance.

The YugabyteDB JDBC URL

• Required File(s): jdbc-yugabytedb-xxx.jar
• Java Driver Class: com.yugabyte.Driver
• JDBC URL: jdbc:yugabytedb://{HOST}[:{PORT}]/[{DB}]
• Website: YugabyteDB

YugabyteDB YSQL listens on port 5433 (not standard PostgreSQL 5432). The YugabyteDB JDBC smart driver supports topology-aware load balancing and connection pooling. For standard PostgreSQL JDBC compatibility, the org.postgresql.Driver can also be used on port 5433.

DbSchema and YugabyteDB

DbSchema connects to YugabyteDB using the YugabyteDB smart JDBC driver, visualizing distributed SQL schemas with tablet topology awareness, enabling PostgreSQL-compatible YSQL query authoring, and supporting multi-region distributed database design workflows.