{"id":1910,"date":"2009-09-01T00:21:57","date_gmt":"2009-08-31T16:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2025-07-21T23:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:09:36","slug":"how-to-open-mdb-or-accdb-files-without-microsoft-access-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/how-to-open-mdb-or-accdb-files-without-microsoft-access-installed\/","title":{"rendered":"How to open mdb or accdb files without Access installed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1935 alignleft lazyload\" title=\"open mdb accdb access\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/mdb-accdb-access.jpg\" alt=\"open mdb accdb access\" width=\"240\" height=\"171\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240\/171;\" \/>Recently a colleague of mine sent me a Microsoft Access file for viewing purposes. Unfortunately, I have the entire Microsoft Office suite installed but no Microsoft Access.<\/p>\n<p>I could just pop in the Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 cd and install Access but the cd was not with me at that time.<\/p>\n<p>I needed to be able to view the content of the .mdb and .accdb files the soonest as possible so that work can be started immediately.<\/p>\n<p>To do that I searched the web for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow\"   style=\"color:#1e73be;\" href=\"https:\/\/partners.webydo.com\/6wdx17ttbarj\">applications<\/a> that could help launch the Access file without having MS Access installed.<\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7371812982681123\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7371812982681123\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4279787798\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<p>One such software is called <strong>MDB Viewer Plus<\/strong> &#8211; a freeware viewer and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow\"   style=\"color:#1e73be;\"href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/recommends\/fiverr-writing-services\/\">editor<\/a> for Microsoft Access file. This app is basically a free, quick, and easy way for one to view, edit, sort, and search MDB \/ ACCDB files without having Access installed.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Some <strong>key features<\/strong> of MDB Viewer Plus include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<li>Inline table viewing<\/li>\n<li>Filtering and sorting fields<\/li>\n<li>Run queries<\/li>\n<li>Renaming and deleting tables<\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I installed MDB Viewer Plus (2.6MB), and immediately launched the Access file.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, I could view all the defined tables and columns together with their data. However, the user interface for the forms was not there &#8211; a limitation of MDB Viewer Plus.<\/p>\n<p>So if you are required to make some changes to the forms or even macros within the Access <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow\"   style=\"color:#1e73be;\" href=\"https:\/\/1.envato.market\/q4O2bn\">database<\/a>, don&#8217;t bother downloading and installing MDB Viewer Plus.<\/p>\n<p>But if all you need is to look at what sort of data is in the database as well as its column and tables, then this freeware application allows you to view the content of .MDB and .ACCDB files without having Access installed.<\/p>\n<p>See below for a sample screenshot on MDB Viewer Plus.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1934 lazyload\" title=\"launch and open mdb or accdb viewer files\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/mdb-viewer.png\" alt=\"launch and open mdb or accdb viewer files\" width=\"499\" height=\"372\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/mdb-viewer.png 499w, https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/mdb-viewer-300x224.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 499px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 499\/372;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7371812982681123\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7371812982681123\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5373377611\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<p>For more details on how to use MDB Viewer Plus to open mdb or accdb files without Access installed, head on over to\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexnolan.net\/software\/mdb_viewer_plus.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Nolan&#8217;s site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently a colleague of mine sent me a Microsoft Access file for viewing purposes. Unfortunately, I have the entire Microsoft Office suite installed but no Microsoft Access. I could just pop in the Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 cd and install Access but the cd was not with me at that time. I needed to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"How to open mdb or accdb files without Access installed - Software for Enterprise","description":"Recently a colleague of mine sent me a Microsoft Access file for viewing purposes. 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