Postgres Windows Driver [new] -

Navigating PostgreSQL drivers on Windows can be slightly confusing because there isn't just "one" driver. Depending on your technology stack, you might need ODBC, JDBC, or the native libpq driver.

Usually, no. If you installed the PostgreSQL database server on your Windows machine, libpq.dll was automatically installed in your PostgreSQL\bin folder. postgres windows driver

However, if you are developing a C application on Windows but connecting to a remote database: Navigating PostgreSQL drivers on Windows can be slightly

IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Spring Boot, and Enterprise Java apps. you might need ODBC

This is the weakest point. Windows-specific quirks include: