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Explore & export data
Browse objects and fields, compose SOQL with suggestions, inspect results, and export or copy exactly what you need.
Data workspace →Salesforce developer workspace
Work with your Salesforce org, without losing your flow.
Lightning Connect brings data, metadata, and developer tools into one focused Chrome extension—launched directly from supported Salesforce pages.
Chrome extensionSalesforce session awareLocal-first preferences
Salesforce Connect
One familiar placeBuilt into Salesforce pages
Use your existing session
A connected toolkit
Everything a Salesforce builder reaches for—thoughtfully connected.
Move from an object lookup to a query, a data change, a metadata package, or source work without swapping tools or signing in again.
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Prepare data changes
Stage CSV, Excel, pasted, or manual records; validate mappings; then review every operation before it runs.
Data import →03
Retrieve metadata
Discover components, generate package.xml, inspect dependencies, and download a Metadata API ZIP.
Metadata tools →04
Build with confidence
Browse source, compare changes, run developer workflows, and work with metadata in a focused console.
Developer console →See it in action
A workspace that feels at home in your day.
Purpose-built panels and direct Salesforce context keep the next step close at hand.
Designed for careful work
Powerful actions, clear checkpoints.
Lightning Connect keeps the context visible—from the org and user you are connected to, to staged record validation and metadata selection—so you can review before an action is sent to Salesforce.
Read how data is handled- 01
Open from Salesforce
Launch the workspace from a supported Salesforce page while signed in.
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Choose the right tool
Jump to data, metadata, record, or developer workflows from one launcher.
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Review, then act
Use the provided validation, staging, selection, and output views for informed work.
Ready when you are