Scan realistic data quickly
Five varied documents demonstrate strings, numbers, booleans, timestamps, references, nested maps and long text.
Native macOS · Built for Firestore
Cengal
The native Firebase workspace for Mac.
Browse, query and safely edit Firestore across every account and environment.
macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon and Intel release planned
Work
◉ Kelvin
▣ production-app
Collections
▤ users
▤ teams
▤ settings
Queries
☆ Active users
● Development · users · 100 results
Document IDnamestatusscore
adaAda Lovelaceactive100
graceGrace Hopperactive99
margaretMargaret Hamiltoninvited98
radiaRadia Perlmanactive97
Fields JSON Diff
{
"name": "Ada Lovelace",
"status": "active",
"score": {
"$integer": "100"
}
}Inside the app
See the workspace before you download.
A real Cengal build, populated with safe demo documents, so you can see the table, fields inspector and focused toolbar in context.
Inspect without losing context
The selected document stays visible while field values remain readable and editable.
The essential workflow is included
Browse, edit, query and export on the Free plan before deciding whether advanced tools are useful.
One workspace, every environment
Less console. More control.
Cengal puts the workflows Firestore developers repeat all day into a fast, keyboard-first Mac app.
Scan collections like a database
Inferred columns, sorting, filtering, pagination and inline editing—without loading a production collection into memory.
JSON that keeps its types
Edit timestamps, references, GeoPoints, bytes and integers in a readable extended JSON format with safe round-tripping.
Every account in one place
Switch between Google and service accounts, projects, databases and saved workspaces.
Production is read-only until you mean it
Time-limited write access, staged diffs, affected counts and stronger destructive confirmations put a deliberate pause before costly mistakes.
Build queries visually
Compose filters, ordering and limits, then copy deterministic Swift, TypeScript, Kotlin or REST code.
Dev ↔ Staging ↔ Production
Compare matching documents across environments without blurring where a write will land.
Stay on the keyboard
Use the command palette to switch context, open collections, run queries and reach every frequent action.
“Your Firebase data travels directly between your Mac and Google’s APIs.”
- No customer documents stored on Cengal servers
- OAuth tokens and private keys stay in Keychain
- Local operation history remains local
- Analytics describes behavior, never field values
Start free
Core Firestore work stays available at $0.
No payment is needed to learn the workflow. The Free plan is designed for everyday browsing and editing, with Pro reserved for advanced scale and safety tools.
- Browse collections and documents
- Use table, fields and JSON views
- Run basic queries and CRUD
- Import and export data