Microsoft is retiring several legacy Azure Service Bus SDK libraries and the SBMP protocol on September 30, 2026. For users of QueueExplorer v5 Since version 5.0.66 (February 2026), QueueExplorer fully supports the latest official Azure Service Bus SDK. The new SDK is user when the transport type is configured as: It is also used when […]
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QueueExplorer now runs on Mac and Linux
For a long time, QueueExplorer has been a Windows-only application. That made sense when it was originally built for MSMQ, but over the years the world moved from Windows quite a bit. We added support for multiplatform queueing systems like RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ, but QueueExplorer itself needed Windows, or at least a Wine under Linux, […]
QueueExplorer 5 released – dark mode, schema operations
We just released a new major version of QueueExplorer. We feel this is a significant upgrade that brings entirely new kind of functionality, not available before – operations on metadata. Schema (metadata) operations (Pro) Schema operations allow you to export/copy definitions of queueing objects: queues, topics, exchanges, vhosts, etc. After that, you can import/paste them […]
QueueExplorer and QueueMonitor and log4j vulnerability
Since users start asking about whether log4j vulnerability affects our product, here’s how things are: QueueExplorer, QueueMonitor, and Cogin web site do not use Java in any way, and therefore do not use log4j either. If you have a checklist of all apps and services you’re using and have to check for this issue, you […]
RabbitMQ support in QueueExplorer
QueueExplorer 4.2 is out, and with it – official support for RabbitMQ. What changed since beta? Since February we improved performance quite a bit, added support for policies, and fixed a bunch of smaller issues. It can be downloaded from cogin.com/mq/download.php If you have any kind of feedback on how it works (or doesn’t work) […]
RabbitMQ support in QueueExplorer (Beta)
New version of QueueExplorer v4.2 is now in Beta stage, and biggest improvement it brings is RabbitMQ support! Biggest benefit it brings over built in RabbitMQ management console is that you can manage messages – see them, copy, delete, move, edit, create new one, etc. As existing QueueExplorer users know, that functionality is essential when you’re […]
QueueExplorer on Linux!
With new Wine 3.0, it’s finally compatible enough to allow QueueExplorer to run under Linux! That’s a good news for users running ActiveMQ on Linux and needing more powerful management tool. However it looks ugly at this point, installation is cumbersome, but once it’s running firsts tests look promising. How did I get this working? […]
Beta Azure Service Bus support in QueueExplorer
We’ve been working on Azure Service Bus support for QueueExplorer for a while, fought hard with its API not suited for our needs, but finally, it’s ready for beta testing. You can check it here: www.cogin.com/QueueExplorer/prerelease/ Why should you try QueueExplorer if you’re working with Azure Service Bus? QueueExplorer is explorer-like tool, which gives you insight […]
QueueProxy on MSMQ cluster
Managing clustered MSMQ was always tricky, since it runs as a separate instance, i.e. more or less like a separate “virtual” computer with MSMQ installed. When you try to manage it from QueueExplorer you’ll see that there are some limitations since it’s done in remote mode, either from one of cluster nodes or from some other […]
QueueExplorer 4.0 final is available now
QueueExplorer 4, our tool for managing MSMQ and ActiveMQ, is out of Beta. What’s new in v4.0? This is the first time we put full product documentation online so that’s an easy way to check some of the features and how they can be used: QueueExplorer documentation Or just download it here: Download QueueExplorer