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title: Microsoft client tools for working with Azure Storage
description: A list of client tools provided by Microsoft that enable you to view and interact with your Azure Storage data.
services: storage
author: akashdubey-ms
ms.service: azure-storage
ms.topic: concept-article
ms.date: 09/27/2019
ms.author: akashdubey
ms.reviewer: dineshm
ms.subservice: storage-common-concepts
# Customer intent: "As a cloud user, I want to access and manage my Azure Storage data using various client tools, so that I can efficiently interact with different data types and improve my workflow."
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# Microsoft client tools for working with Azure Storage
Microsoft provides several graphical user interface (GUI) tools for working with the data in your Azure Storage account. All of the tools outlined in the following table are free.
| Azure Storage client tool | Supported platforms | Block Blob | Page Blob | Append Blob | Tables | Queues | Files |
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|--------|--------|-------|
| [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com) | Web | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| [Azure Storage Explorer](https://azure.microsoft.com/features/storage-explorer/) | Windows, OSX, Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| [Microsoft Visual Studio Cloud Explorer](/visualstudio/azure/vs-azure-tools-resources-managing-with-cloud-explorer) | Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
There are also a number of third-party tools available for working with Azure Storage data.