https://github.com/awesomelistsio/awesome-sqlite
A curated list of tools, extensions, utilities, clients, libraries, and resources for SQLite.
https://github.com/awesomelistsio/awesome-sqlite
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A curated list of tools, extensions, utilities, clients, libraries, and resources for SQLite.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/awesomelistsio/awesome-sqlite
- Owner: awesomelistsio
- Created: 2025-11-29T17:02:28.000Z (4 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-01-16T19:11:01.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-19T00:17:29.989Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: awesome, awesome-list, awesome-lists, database, sqlite, sqlite-database
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://lnktr.net/awesome
- Size: 12.7 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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README
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> A curated list of tools, extensions, utilities, clients, libraries, and resources for SQLite — the world’s most widely deployed embedded database.
## Contents
- [Core Tools](#core-tools)
- [Extensions](#extensions)
- [GUI Clients](#gui-clients)
- [Command-Line Tools](#command-line-tools)
- [Libraries](#libraries)
- [Full-Text Search & Search Extensions](#full-text-search--search-extensions)
- [ORMs & Query Builders](#orms--query-builders)
- [Backup, Sync & Replication](#backup-sync--replication)
- [Learning Resources](#learning-resources)
- [Related Awesome Lists](#related-awesome-lists)
## Core Tools
- [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) – Official SQLite database engine and documentation.
- [DB Browser for SQLite](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser) – Open-source visual editor for SQLite databases.
- [SQLiteStudio](https://github.com/pawelsalawa/sqlitestudio) – Advanced SQLite database manager with plugin support.
## Extensions
- [SQLite Extensions (Official)](https://sqlite.org/loadext.html) – Core extension mechanisms and dynamic loading.
- [SQLCipher](https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher) – High-security encrypted SQLite database.
- [SQLite JSON1](https://sqlite.org/json1.html) – JSON storage, querying, and manipulation.
- [SQLite FTS5](https://sqlite.org/fts5.html) – Full-text search extension.
- [sqlite-vss](https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vss) – Vector search extension for embeddings and similarity lookup.
- [sqlite-wasm](https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite-wasm) – SQLite compiled to WebAssembly for browsers.
- [libSQL Extensions](https://github.com/tursodatabase/lsm-extension) – LSM storage engine variants.
## GUI Clients
- [Beekeeper Studio](https://github.com/beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio) – Modern SQL editor supporting SQLite.
- [DBeaver](https://github.com/dbeaver/dbeaver) – Universal database client with SQLite support.
- [TablePlus](https://tableplus.com/) – Commercial, polished DB client with SQLite compatibility.
- [DataGrip](https://www.jetbrains.com/datagrip/) – JetBrains IDE for SQL and databases, supports SQLite.
## Command-Line Tools
- [LiteCLI](https://github.com/dbcli/litecli) – Enhanced CLI for SQLite with autocompletion and syntax highlighting.
- [sqlean CLI Tools](https://github.com/nalgeon/sqlean) – Collection of useful SQLite extensions packaged as commands.
- [sqlite-utils](https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils) – Python-based utilities for manipulating SQLite databases.
## Libraries
### Python
- [sqlite3 (Standard Library)](https://docs.python.org/3/library/sqlite3.html) – Built-in SQLite interface.
- [apsw](https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw) – Thin wrapper directly exposing SQLite’s C API.
- [Dataset](https://github.com/pudo/dataset) – Simplified database access layer.
### JavaScript / Node.js
- [better-sqlite3](https://github.com/WiseLibs/better-sqlite3) – Fast, synchronous SQLite for Node.
- [sqlite3](https://github.com/TryGhost/node-sqlite3) – Asynchronous SQLite bindings.
- [wa-sqlite](https://github.com/rhashimoto/wa-sqlite) – SQLite in WebAssembly.
### Go
- [mattn/go-sqlite3](https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3) – Primary Go driver for SQLite.
- [modernc.org/sqlite](https://gitlab.com/cznic/sqlite) – Pure Go SQLite implementation.
### Rust
- [rusqlite](https://github.com/rusqlite/rusqlite) – Idiomatic SQLite bindings for Rust.
- [libsql-client](https://github.com/tursodatabase/libsql-client-rs) – Client for libSQL/Turso.
### Java / Kotlin
- [SQLite JDBC](https://github.com/xerial/sqlite-jdbc) – SQLite JDBC driver.
## Full-Text Search & Search Extensions
- [FTS4 / FTS5 (Official)](https://sqlite.org/fts5.html) – True full-text search extensions.
- [sqlite-vss](https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vss) – Vector search extension.
- [bm25 ranking for FTS](https://sqlite.org/fts5.html#the_bm25_algorithm) – Built-in scoring support for ranked search.
## ORMs & Query Builders
### Python
- [SQLModel](https://github.com/tiangolo/sqlmodel) – SQLAlchemy + Pydantic hybrid with SQLite-first support.
- [Peewee](http://docs.peewee-orm.com/) – Lightweight, SQLite-friendly ORM.
- [SQLAlchemy](https://www.sqlalchemy.org/) – Extensive ORM used across many SQLite projects.
### JavaScript / TypeScript
- [Prisma](https://github.com/prisma/prisma) – Modern ORM with SQLite support.
- [Drizzle ORM](https://github.com/drizzle-team/drizzle-orm) – TypeScript ORM optimized for SQLite.
- [Kysely](https://github.com/koskimas/kysely) – Type-safe SQL query builder.
### Go
- [GORM](https://github.com/go-gorm/gorm) – Popular Go ORM with SQLite support.
- [sqlc](https://github.com/sqlc-dev/sqlc) – Type-safe code generation from raw SQL.
### Rust
- [Diesel](https://github.com/diesel-rs/diesel) – Type-safe ORM supporting SQLite.
- [SeaORM](https://github.com/SeaQL/sea-orm) – Async ORM with SQLite compatibility.
## Backup, Sync & Replication
- [Litestream](https://github.com/benbjohnson/litestream) – Streaming, continuous, real-time replication for SQLite.
- [LiteFS](https://github.com/superfly/litefs) – Distributed SQLite file system used in Fly.io apps.
- [rqlite](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite) – Distributed SQLite over Raft for clustering.
- [libSQL + Turso](https://github.com/tursodatabase/libsql) – Fork of SQLite with replication and HTTP-based access.
## Learning Resources
- [SQLite Documentation](https://sqlite.org/docs.html) – Official, thorough documentation.
- [The SQLite Handbook](https://sqlite.org/whentouse.html) – Usage recommendations and guidance.
- [SQLite Query Planner](https://sqlite.org/queryplanner.html) – Deep dive into query planning.
- [SQLite Internals](https://fly.io/blog/sqlite-internals/) – Guide to understanding SQLite’s architecture.
- [Designing with SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/different.html) – Best practices for when and how to use SQLite.
## Related Awesome Lists
- [Awesome Databases](https://github.com/awesomelistsio/awesome-db)
- [Awesome SQL](https://github.com/awesomelistsio/awesome-sql)
- [Awesome SQLite Extensions](https://github.com/awesomelistsio/awesome-sqlite-extensions)
- [Awesome Rust](https://github.com/awesomelistsio/awesome-rust)
- [Awesome Go](https://github.com/awesomelistsio/awesome-go)
## Contribute
Contributions are welcome!
## License
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