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HZN Queue Console is a desktop application — or a web application in enterprise mode — for browsing, inspecting, and managing message queues. It connects to your broker's management API and gives you a visual interface for queues, messages, and exchanges — like a database explorer, but for message brokers.

RabbitMQ 3.x and 4.x, ActiveMQ Classic 5.x, and ActiveMQ Artemis 2.x are fully supported. More brokers are on the roadmap.

macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows (x64), and Linux (x64). All three platforms are supported on the same license.

For RabbitMQ, the management plugin must be enabled: run rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management. For ActiveMQ and Artemis, the web console must be reachable. No agent or sidecar is required on the broker itself.

After launching the app, click Add Server. Enter the hostname (including the scheme, e.g. http://localhost), the management port (default 15672 for RabbitMQ, 8161 for ActiveMQ), your credentials, and select the broker type. Click Test Connection to verify, then Save.

Yes. Enter the full hostname or IP of the management API endpoint. Both HTTP and HTTPS are supported. Make sure the management port is reachable from your machine — check firewall rules and VPN if needed.

Yes, as long as the management API endpoint is reachable and you have valid credentials. For AmazonMQ, use the web console URL as the hostname. For CloudAMQP, use the management API URL from your instance dashboard.

Yes. HZN Queue Console reads messages using the broker's management API peek/get endpoint. Messages are not acknowledged or removed from the queue unless you explicitly route or delete them.

The default fetch limit is 100 messages per queue. You can increase this in the message browser settings. Very large fetches may be slower depending on message size and broker load.

Yes. The filter bar supports full-text payload search, as well as filtering by correlationId, messageId, routingKey, and custom header key/value pairs. Multiple filters combine with AND logic.

Select one or more messages in the message browser, click Route to queue, and choose a target queue. The messages are re-published to the target and removed from the source.

Yes. The Monitoring view lets you add any number of queues from any connected server and displays live depth charts for all of them on the same screen.

You can import an AsyncAPI 2.x or 3.x schema and assign specific message types to queues. The message browser will then validate each message against the schema and show a valid/invalid badge. Schema-aware typed filters are also added to the filter bar.

Yes. Use the Publish message option (toolbar or right-click on a queue) to send a new message. You can set the payload, content type, headers, and AMQP properties.

Yes. Right-click a queue in the list or use the toolbar to create a new queue or delete an existing one. Creating queues supports setting durability, auto-delete, and arguments.

Table View displays messages as a spreadsheet grid with configurable columns. You can add custom columns derived from JSON payload fields using dot-notation paths (e.g. body.orderId), reorder columns, and save named presets to quickly switch between different column layouts.

Yes. In Table View, click Export to download the currently visible messages as a CSV file matching your column configuration.

Yes. On RabbitMQ, a virtual host selector appears above the queue list. All views (queues, monitoring) are scoped to the selected vhost.

The 14-day trial starts on first launch and includes all Pro features. No credit card is required. After the trial period, a Pro license is required to continue using the app.

The app will prompt you to enter a license key. You can purchase a Pro license from the pricing page and activate it immediately — no reinstall needed.

Yes. A Pro license is active on one machine at a time. To switch, deactivate it on the current machine and activate it on the new one. You can do this up to twice per day.

A Pro license is active on one machine at a time. You can switch to a different machine up to twice per day — so you can move between, say, a work laptop and a home laptop, just not use both simultaneously.

It depends on your license type. Pro license: use the Resend license page and enter your purchase email — your key will be resent immediately. Team license: keys are delivered to the person who made the purchase (your manager or IT department). Contact them to get your key — they received all seat keys in a single email at the time of purchase.

Yes. The Team plan lets you buy 5 or more seats in a single purchase. Each seat gets an independent license key delivered to the purchaser by email, who can then distribute them to team members.

Yes. The Custom plan gives your company a single license key that can be installed on as many machines as needed internally. Contact for pricing.

No. All listed prices exclude VAT. VAT is applied at checkout based on your country.

We accept all major credit and debit cards via Stripe. Bank transfers are available for Custom licenses — contact .

Yes. If you're not satisfied, contact within 14 days of purchase and we'll issue a full refund, no questions asked.

Passwords are stored in your OS keychain (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager, Linux Libsecret/KWallet). They are never written to disk in plain text.

Server configurations (without passwords) are stored in ~/.hzn-queue-console/servers.json. This file is readable only by your user account.

The only external communication is license validation requests to our licensing server. No queue data, message contents, or connection credentials are ever sent outside your machine.

Web-based deployment is available under the Custom license. This lets teams access the app from a browser without installing anything locally. Contact for details.

The desktop app picks a free port automatically on each launch. No manual configuration is needed.

Yes. Use https:// as the scheme in the hostname field. Self-signed certificates are supported — if the connection test fails due to an untrusted certificate, you may need to add it to your OS trust store.

Yes. Point the hostname at your proxy URL (including any path prefix). Make sure the proxy forwards the Host header and does not strip the management API path.

Not yet. The app currently uses a light theme only. Dark mode is on the roadmap for a future release.