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SQL Query Formatter

Format messy SQL into clean, readable, properly indented SQL - SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, JOIN, WHERE, GROUP BY, and more.

Paste any SQL query below - this tool reformats it with clean, consistent indentation and line breaks, without changing what it does.

This tool also covers what's sometimes searched as a "SQL query beautifier" - same formatting engine, one page instead of two near-identical ones.

What Does This Tool Do?

It reformats SQL - adding consistent line breaks before major clauses (SELECT, FROM, WHERE, JOIN, GROUP BY, ORDER BY, HAVING) and indenting nested subqueries - without changing the query's meaning or the data it would return.

Why Use This Tool?

SQL pasted from a single-line export, a chat message, or a minified query is hard to read and debug. Consistent formatting makes clause structure and joins immediately clear at a glance.

How to Use It

  1. Paste your SQL query.
  2. Click Format.
  3. Copy the cleanly formatted result.

Limitations

This is a practical formatter for common SQL syntax (SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE, JOINs, subqueries) - it does not validate the query against a real database schema or execute anything. Use the SQL Query Validator for a syntax check.

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