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DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) is a high quality, visual, open source tool tocreate, design, and edit database files compatible with SQLite.

DB4S is for users and developers who want to create, search, and editdatabases. DB4S uses a familiar spreadsheet-like interface, so complicated SQL commands do not have to be learned.

Controls and wizards are available for users to:

• Create and compact database files
• Create, define, modify and delete tables
• Create, define, and delete indexes
• Browse, edit, add, and delete records
• Search records
• Import and export records as text
• Import and export tables from/to CSV files
• Import and export databases from/to SQL dump files
• Issue SQL queries and inspect the results
• Examine a log of all SQL commands issued by the application
• Plot simple graphs based on table or query data

Even though DB4S comes with a spreadsheet-like interface, it is not meant to replace your spreadsheet application.We implement a few convenience functions which go beyond a simple database frontend but do not add them when theydo not make sense in a database context or are so complex to implement that they will only ever be a poorreplacement for your favorite spreadsheet application. We are a small team with limited time after all. Thanksfor your understanding :)

For user and developer documentation, check out our Wiki at:https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/wiki.

Download continuous builds for AppImage, macOS and Windows here:

• https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/continuous

Note: A continuous build is generated when a new commit is added to themaster branch.

Download nightly builds for Windows and macOS here:

• https://nightlies.sqlitebrowser.org/latest

Download Windows releases here:

• https://sqlitebrowser.org/dl/#windows

Or use Chocolatey:

choco install sqlitebrowser

Or use winget:

winget install -e --id DBBrowserForSQLite.DBBrowserForSQLite

Or use scoop:

scoop install sqlitebrowser

Continuous builds are available here:

• https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/continuous

Nightly builds are available here:

• https://nightlies.sqlitebrowser.org/latest

DB Browser for SQLite works well on macOS.

• macOS 10.15 (Catalina) - 14.0 (Sonoma) are tested and known to work.

Download macOS releases here:

• https://sqlitebrowser.org/dl/#macos

The latest macOS binary can be installed viaHomebrew Cask:

brew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite

Continuous builds are available here:

• https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/continuous

Nightly builds are available here:

• https://nightlies.sqlitebrowser.org/latest

and also you can be installed viaHomebrew Cask:

brew tap homebrew/cask-versions# for the version without SQLCipher supportbrew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite-nightly# for the version with SQLCipher supportbrew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlcipher-nightly

It also has its own Homebrew tap the include Cask for older version.
For more information, see the following:https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/homebrew-tap

DB Browser for SQLite works well on Linux.

Arch Linux provides anup to date version

Install with the following command:

sudo pacman -S sqlitebrowser

Debian focuses more on stability rather than newest features.
Therefore packages will typically contain an older (but well tested) version, compared to the latest release.

Update the cache using:

sudo apt-get update

Install the package using:

sudo apt-get install sqlitebrowser

Install for Fedora (i386 and x86_64) by issuing the following command:

sudo dnf install sqlitebrowser

sudo zypper install sqlitebrowser

For Ubuntu and derivatives,@deepsidhu1313provides a PPA with the latest release here:

• https://launchpad.net/~linuxgndu/+archive/ubuntu/sqlitebrowser

To add this PPA just type in this command in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:linuxgndu/sqlitebrowser

Then update the cache using:

sudo apt-get update

Install the package using:

sudo apt-get install sqlitebrowser

Packages for Older Ubuntu releases are supported while launchpad keeps building those or if Older Ubuntu release has dependency packages that are required to build the latest version of Sqlitebrowser. We don't remove builds from our ppa repos, so users can still install older version of sqlitebrowser if they like. Alternatively Linux users can also switch to Snap packages if Snap packages are supported by the distro they are using.

Nightly builds are available here:

• https://launchpad.net/~linuxgndu/+archive/ubuntu/sqlitebrowser-testing

To add this PPA, type these commands into the terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:linuxgndu/sqlitebrowser-testing

Then update the cache using:

sudo apt-get update

Install the package using:

sudo apt-get install sqlitebrowser

On others, compile DB4S using the instructions inBUILDING.md.

DB Browser for SQLite works well on FreeBSD, and there is a port for it (thankstolbartoletti 😄).
DB4S can be installedusing either this command:

make -C /usr/ports/databases/sqlitebrowser install

or this command:

pkg install sqlitebrowser

 snap install sqlitebrowser --edge

 snap install sqlitebrowser

sqlitebrowser is packaged and available in nixpkgs.It can be used with the experimental flakes and nix-command features with:

nix profile install nixpkgs#sqlitebrowser

Or with thenix-env ornix-shell commands:

nix-shell -p sqlitebrowser

sqlitebrowser can be installed into a Flox environment with.

flox install sqlitebrowser

Instructions for compiling on Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD areinBUILDING.

Follow us on X:https://x.com/sqlitebrowser

• https://sqlitebrowser.org

• https://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlitebrowser

• Version 3.13.1 released - 2024-10-16
• Version 3.13.0 released - 2024-07-23
• Version 3.12.2 released - 2021-05-18
• Version 3.12.1 released - 2020-11-09
• Version 3.12.0 released - 2020-06-16
• Version 3.11.2 released - 2019-04-03
• Version 3.11.1 released - 2019-02-18
• Version 3.11.0 released - 2019-02-07
• Version 3.10.1 released - 2017-09-20
• Version 3.10.0 released - 2017-08-20
• Version 3.9.1 released - 2016-10-03
• Version 3.9.0 released - 2016-08-24
• Version 3.8.0 released - 2015-12-25
• Version 3.7.0 released - 2015-06-14
• Version 3.6.0 released - 2015-04-27
• Version 3.5.1 released - 2015-02-08
• Version 3.5.0 released - 2015-01-31
• Version 3.4.0 released - 2014-10-29
• Version 3.3.1 released - 2014-08-31 - Project renamed from "SQLite Database Browser"
• Version 3.3.0 released - 2014-08-24
• Version 3.2.0 released - 2014-07-06
• Version 3.1.0 released - 2014-05-17
• Version 3.0.3 released - 2014-04-28
• Version 3.0.2 released - 2014-02-12
• Version 3.0.1 released - 2013-12-02
• Version 3.0 released - 2013-09-15
• Version 3.0rc1 released - 2013-09-09 - Project now on GitHub
• Version 2.0b1 released - 2009-12-10 - Based on Qt4.6
• Version 1.2 released - 2005-04-05
• Version 1.1 released - 2004-07-20
• Version 1.01 released - 2003-10-02
• Version 1.0 released to public domain - 2003-08-19

This program was developed originally by Mauricio Piacentini(@piacentini) from Tabuleiro Producoes asthe Arca Database Browser. The original version was used as a free companiontool to the Arca Database Xtra, a commercial product that embeds SQLitedatabases with some additional extensions to handle compressed and binary data.

The original code was trimmed and adjusted to be compatible with standardSQLite 2.x databases. The resulting program was renamed SQLite DatabaseBrowser, and released into the Public Domain by Mauricio. Icons werecontributed byRaquel Ravanini, also fromTabuleiro. Jens Miltner (@jmiltner) contributedthe code to support SQLite 3.x databases for the 1.2 release.

Pete Morgan (@daffodil) created an initialproject on GitHub with the code in 2012, where several contributors fixed andimproved pieces over the years. René Peinthor (@rp-)and Martin Kleusberg (@MKleusberg) thenbecame involved, and have been the main driving force from that point. JustinClift (@justinclift) helps out with testingon OSX, and started the new github.com/sqlitebrowser organisation on GitHub.

John T. Haller, ofPortableApps.com fame, created the new logo. Hebased it on the Tango icon set (public domain).

In August 2014, the project was renamed to "Database Browser for SQLite" atthe request ofRichard Hipp (creator ofSQLite), as the previous name was creating unintendedsupport issues.

In September 2014, the project was renamed to "DB Browser for SQLite", toavoid confusion with an existing application called "Database Browser".

View the list by going to theContributors tab.

See theLICENSE file for licensing information.