Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access — database app for Windows

Microsoft Access is a Microsoft Office application for creating and managing desktop databases. It’s used to build forms, queries, and reports for storing and working with structured data on a Windows PC.

  • Database software for Windows, commonly used for small to mid-size solutions.
  • Create tables, queries, forms, and reports in one tool.
  • Works well for internal tracking, simple apps, and data entry workflows.

What you can do with Access

Access helps you organize data and build a usable interface around it, without having to code everything from scratch. It can also connect to external data sources, depending on your setup and version.

  • Design databases with relationships between tables.
  • Build forms for data entry and navigation.
  • Create queries to filter, join, and summarize data.
  • Generate reports for printing or sharing results.