Downloading the ODBC Driver 4.x

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Snowflake provides an installer for the ODBC driver.

Important

Installing 4.x replaces 3.x on that machine. If you are upgrading from 3.x, validate on a dedicated host, VM, or container first. See Migrating from ODBC Driver 3.x to 4.x.

To download the installer:

  1. Review the license agreement.

  2. If you are already using the ODBC driver and need to download an updated version, check the version that you are using, and review the changes between your version and the updated version in the release notes

    To find the version of the driver that you are using, call the CURRENT_CLIENT SQL function from an application using the driver. You can also verify the driver version by examining queries executed by the driver in the QUERY_HISTORY view.

  3. Download the installer from the ODBC Download page or from the Downloading Snowflake Clients, Connectors, Drivers, and Libraries. The current version is 4.0.0.

    Because the driver is open source, each release is also published on the Snowflake drivers releases page on GitHub, tagged snowflake-odbc/<version>. GitHub publishes snowflake-odbc-<version>.<arch>.<extension> for each platform listed below.

    Each release publishes an installer for every supported platform. Filenames use the form snowflake-odbc-<version>.<arch>.<extension>:

    • Windows:
      • snowflake-odbc-<version>.x86_64.msi
      • snowflake-odbc-<version>.x86_32.msi
      • snowflake-odbc-<version>.aarch64.msi
    • macOS:
      • snowflake-odbc-<version>.universal.dmg (Intel and Apple silicon)
    • Linux:
      • snowflake-odbc-<version>.x86_64.deb, snowflake-odbc-<version>.x86_64.rpm, snowflake-odbc-<version>.x86_64.tar.gz
      • snowflake-odbc-<version>.aarch64.deb, snowflake-odbc-<version>.aarch64.rpm, snowflake-odbc-<version>.aarch64.tar.gz

    If you are comparing these names with a 3.x install, see Installation changes by operating system.

  4. See the following topics to install and configure the driver:

Update within 4.x

  1. Check your installed version and review the release notes through the target version.
  2. Save your current installer, DSN settings, and driver configuration before changing the installation.
  3. Download the target 4.x package and follow the Linux, macOS, or Windows instructions.
  4. Test the connection from your application and verify the installed driver version before updating other hosts.

If your installed driver is still 3.x, follow the migration guide instead.