[SQL Server] Use custom color for SSMS(SQL Server Management Studio) status bar

[SQL Server] Use custom color for SSMS(SQL Server Management Studio) status bar

If you manage several SQL Servers, it might be difficult to identify which server you are connected.

Default status bar

This is the default color of the status bar.

They are always the same unless you change the color.

Change the color of the status bar

Connect to the new server, press "options >> ".

Check "Use custom color" and press "Select...".


Select the color.


Press "Connect".

You can see that the color of the status bar has been changed to the selected color.

Continuously change the color of the status bar

Connect to the new server, press "options >> ".

As you can see, the previous color has been selected. You need to change the color by press "Select..." and change the color.

You can see that the color has been changed.
Press "Connect".

Check changed colors of the status bar

The firstly connected server.

The secondly connected server.



Tip!
You can save the colors for each server using Registered Servers.