Can't Connect GraphBuilder to Desktop DB Instance

Hello,

I would like to use Neo4J's GraphBuilder. Instead of connecting to AuraDB (as I have already used my free instance), I want to connect to a local database instance ie. through Neo4J Desktop, which I have installed on my Macbook (M2).
On Neo4J desktop, I made sure the database is active, and I doublechecked that the URI, the username, and password are correct.
In Neo4j desktop, I have a DBMS called 'Graph Database', and under it, one of the databases is called "graphbuilder", which is the one I want to access, ie. I want to upload a pdf into GraphBuilder and have the resulting graph appear in Neo4j desktop.

As shown in the screenshot, I get the error "Could not connect to Neo4j database. Please ensure that the url is correct".

I don't know what I am doing wrong. Is it possible that GraphBuilder, being a new application, only supports AuraDB instances?
I appreciate any help or advice.

It looks like it is an app that is hosted. As such, it will not recognize localhost. The documentation has instructions about running it locally in a docker container. You can then use your desktop db.

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