As of today, the support window for version 24.3 of Oracle SQL Developer has been updated to April of 2027.
We’re additionally looking at a minor update for the 24.3.1 current offering that will address a few 3rd party libraries that need updated along with the embedded Java home. However, no new features are planned for Oracle SQL Developer.
All new features, enhancements, and improvements are being delivered via our Oracle SQL Developer Extension for VS Code.
2026 Feature Plans
In general i can share that we’re working on the following VS Code Extension features including but NOT limited to:
- create / edit database object dialogs – we just added these for tables (25.4), you’ll see things like VIEWS, INDEXES, and more added in the next few releases
- Excel imports – we just added support for CSV (25.4)
- DBA stuff! Yes, DBA features are coming, we’ll start with security features, specifically user management
- lots of connection stuff – better Kerberos support, Windows logon credentials as Kerberos client credentials (MSLSA), importing your sqldev classic connections, and support for adding coloring indicators for your editors
- more fun with SQL Notebooks – i would say more but i’ll get in trouble for teasing y’all
Our next update will be 26.1, and it’ll be due around the end of March.
