Is MySQL for Visual Studio necessary?

Database Client for Visual Studio Code. This project is a database client for VSCode, supports manager MySQL/MariaDB , PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, ClickHouse, 达梦, and ElasticSearch, and works as an SSH client, boost your maximum productivity!

No. You can use MySQL without Visual Studio because the two are independent of each other . MySQL is an open-source database and Visual Studio is a Microsoft collection of developer tools.

Using Server Explorer

MySQL for Visual Studio provides access to MySQL objects and data from Visual Studio . As a Visual Studio package, MySQL for Visual Studio integrates directly into Server Explorer providing the ability to create new connections and work with MySQL database objects.