- DB Browser for SQLite
This fork is based on upstream DB Browser for SQLite v3.13.1 and adds a macOS-only preview for Apple binary property list BLOBs.
When a selected Browse Data cell contains a top-level bplist00 BLOB, the Edit
Database Cell panel automatically switches to XML mode and shows a human-readable
property list preview. The preview is read-only: DB Browser keeps the original
BLOB as the editable cell value and disables Apply while the generated XML
preview is shown, so the generated XML cannot be written back to the SQLite
database.
Some Apple property lists store additional binary property lists inside <data>
values. When the selected top-level plist contains one of those nested bplists,
the panel shows a Decode nested bplists checkbox. It is enabled by default for
each eligible selection. With recursive decoding enabled, nested binary plist
data is rendered inline as:
<bplist>
...decoded nested plist XML...
</bplist>Non-plist data values remain normal plist <data> blocks. Recursive decoding is
capped at 16 levels; if the cap is reached or a nested value cannot be parsed, DB
Browser falls back to the original <data> output for that value.
Initial macOS binaries for this fork are ad-hoc signed and not notarized. macOS may require opening the app from Finder with Control-click > Open, or removing quarantine manually, unless Apple signing and notarization secrets are added to a future release pipeline.
DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) is a high quality, visual, open source tool to create, design, and edit database files compatible with SQLite.
DB4S is for users and developers who want to create, search, and edit databases. 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 they do not make sense in a database context or are so complex to implement that they will only ever be a poor replacement for your favorite spreadsheet application. We are a small team with limited time after all. Thanks for 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:
Note: A continuous build is generated when a new commit is added to the
masterbranch.
Download nightly builds for Windows and macOS here:
Download Windows releases here:
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:
Nightly builds are available here:
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:
The latest macOS binary can be installed via Homebrew Cask:
brew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite
Continuous builds are available here:
Nightly builds are available here:
and also you can be installed via Homebrew Cask:
brew tap homebrew/cask-versions
# for the version without SQLCipher support
brew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite-nightly
# for the version with SQLCipher support
brew 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 an up 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, @deepsidhu1313 provides a PPA with the latest release here:
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:
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 in BUILDING.md.
DB Browser for SQLite works well on FreeBSD, and there is a port for it (thanks
to lbartoletti 😄).
DB4S can be installed
using either this command:
make -C /usr/ports/databases/sqlitebrowser install
or this command:
pkg install sqlitebrowser
snap install sqlitebrowser --devmode
snap install sqlitebrowser
Instructions for compiling on Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD are in BUILDING.
Follow us on X: https://x.com/sqlitebrowser
- 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 as the Arca Database Browser. The original version was used as a free companion tool to the Arca Database Xtra, a commercial product that embeds SQLite databases with some additional extensions to handle compressed and binary data.
The original code was trimmed and adjusted to be compatible with standard SQLite 2.x databases. The resulting program was renamed SQLite Database Browser, and released into the Public Domain by Mauricio. Icons were contributed by Raquel Ravanini, also from Tabuleiro. Jens Miltner (@jmiltner) contributed the code to support SQLite 3.x databases for the 1.2 release.
Pete Morgan (@daffodil) created an initial project on GitHub with the code in 2012, where several contributors fixed and improved pieces over the years. René Peinthor (@rp-) and Martin Kleusberg (@MKleusberg) then became involved, and have been the main driving force from that point. Justin Clift (@justinclift) helps out with testing on OSX, and started the new github.com/sqlitebrowser organisation on GitHub.
John T. Haller, of PortableApps.com fame, created the new logo. He based it on the Tango icon set (public domain).
In August 2014, the project was renamed to "Database Browser for SQLite" at the request of Richard Hipp (creator of SQLite), as the previous name was creating unintended support issues.
In September 2014, the project was renamed to "DB Browser for SQLite", to avoid confusion with an existing application called "Database Browser".
View the list by going to the Contributors tab.
See the LICENSE file for licensing information.