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# DB Browser for SQLite
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[](https://travis-ci.org/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser)
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[](https://gitter.im/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
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## What it is
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DB Browser for SQLite is a high quality, visual, open source tool to
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create, design, and edit database files compatible with SQLite.
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It is for users and developers wanting to create databases, search, and edit
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data. It uses a familiar spreadsheet-like interface, and you don't need to
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learn complicated SQL commands.
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Controls and wizards are available for users to:
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* Create and compact database files
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* Create, define, modify and delete tables
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* Create, define and delete indexes
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* Browse, edit, add and delete records
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* Search records
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* Import and export records as text
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* Import and export tables from/to CSV files
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* Import and export databases from/to SQL dump files
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* Issue SQL queries and inspect the results
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* Examine a log of all SQL commands issued by the application
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## What it is not
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This program is not a visual shell for the sqlite command line tool. It does
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not require familiarity with SQL commands. It is a tool to be used both by
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developers and by end users, and it must remain as simple to use as possible
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in order to achieve its goals.
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## Windows
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Windows binaries can be downloaded from here:
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* https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases
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Nightly builds (uncompress them with [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org)) are
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available at:
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* http://rp.oldsch00l.com/sqlitebrowser/
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**Note** - If for some reason the standard Windows release doesn't work for
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you (eg it gives an error), try the nightly build. It's made using a
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different process, and is often a good fallback. :D
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## MacOS X
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DB Browser for SQLite works well on MacOS X.
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* OSX 10.7 (Lion) - 10.11 (El Capitan) are tested and known to work
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OSX binaries can be downloaded from here:
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* https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases
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Latest OSX binary can be installed via [Homebrew Cask](https://caskroom.github.io/ "Homebrew Cask"):
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```
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brew cask install sqlitebrowser
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```
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Nightly builds for OSX are available at:
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* http://nightlies.sqlitebrowser.org/osx/
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## Linux
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DB Browser for SQLite works well on Linux.
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### Arch Linux
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Arch Linux provides a package through pacman.
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### Fedora
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For Fedora (i386 and x86_64) you can install by issuing:
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$ sudo dnf install sqlitebrowser
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### Ubuntu and Derivatives
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#### Stable release
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For Ubuntu and derivaties, [@deepsidhu1313](https://github.com/deepsidhu1313)
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provides a PPA with our latest release here:
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* https://launchpad.net/~linuxgndu/+archive/ubuntu/sqlitebrowser
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To add this ppa just type in these commands in terminal:
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sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:linuxgndu/sqlitebrowser
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Then update the cache using:
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sudo apt-get update
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Install the package using:
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sudo apt-get install sqlitebrowser
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Ubuntu 14.04.X, 15.04.X, 15.10.X and 16.04.X are supported for now (until
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Launchpad decides to discontinue build for any series).
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Ubuntu Precise (12.04) and Utopic (14.10) are not supported:
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* Precise doesn't have a Qt 5.2 package in its repository by default, which is
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a dependency
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* Launchpad doesn't support Utopic any more, as that has reached its End of
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Life
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#### Nightly builds
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Nightly builds are available here:
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* https://launchpad.net/~linuxgndu/+archive/ubuntu/sqlitebrowser-testing
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To add this ppa just type in these commands in terminal:
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sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:linuxgndu/sqlitebrowser-testing
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Then update the cache using:
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sudo apt-get update
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Install the package using:
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sudo apt-get install sqlitebrowser
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### Other Linux
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On others you'll need to compile it yourself using the (simple) instructions
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in [BUILDING.md](BUILDING.md).
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## FreeBSD
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DB Browser for SQLite works well on FreeBSD, and there is a port for it (thanks
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to [lbartoletti](https://github.com/lbartoletti) :smile:). It can be installed
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using either this:
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# make -C /usr/ports/databases/sqlitebrowser install
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or this:
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# pkg install sqlitebrowser
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### Compiling
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Instructions for compiling on (at least) Windows, OSX, Linux, and FreeBSD are
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in [BUILDING](BUILDING.md).
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## Twitter
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Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sqlitebrowser
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## Website
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* http://sqlitebrowser.org
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## Old project page
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* https://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlitebrowser
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## Releases
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* [Version 3.8.0 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/v3.8.0) - 2015-12-25
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* [Version 3.7.0 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/v3.7.0) - 2015-06-14
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* [Version 3.6.0 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/v3.6.0) - 2015-04-27
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* [Version 3.5.1 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/v3.5.1) - 2015-02-08
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* [Version 3.5.0 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/v3.5.0) - 2015-01-31
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* [Version 3.4.0 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/v3.4.0) - 2014-10-29
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* [Version 3.3.1 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/v3.3.1) - 2014-08-31 - Project renamed from "SQLite Database Browser"
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* [Version 3.3.0 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/v3.3.0) - 2014-08-24
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* [Version 3.2.0 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/sqlb-3.2.0) - 2014-07-06
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* [Version 3.1.0 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/sqlb-3.1.0) - 2014-05-17
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* [Version 3.0.3 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/sqlb-3.0.3) - 2014-04-28
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* [Version 3.0.2 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/sqlb-3.0.2) - 2014-02-12
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* [Version 3.0.1 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/sqlb-3.0.1) - 2013-12-02
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* [Version 3.0 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/sqlb-3.0) - 2013-09-15
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* [Version 3.0rc1 released](https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/releases/tag/rc1) - 2013-09-09 - Project now on GitHub
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* Version 2.0b1 released - 2009-12-10 - Based on Qt4.6
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* Version 1.2 released - 2005-04-05
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* Version 1.1 released - 2004-07-20
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* Version 1.01 released - 2003-10-02
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* Version 1.0 released to public domain - 2003-08-19
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## History
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This program was developed originally by Mauricio Piacentini
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([@piacentini](https://github.com/piacentini)) from Tabuleiro Producoes, as
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the Arca Database Browser. The original version was used as a free companion
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tool to the Arca Database Xtra, a commercial product that embeds SQLite
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databases with some additional extensions to handle compressed and binary data.
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The original code was trimmed and adjusted to be compatible with standard
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SQLite 2.x databases. The resulting program was renamed SQLite Database
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Browser, and released into the Public Domain by Mauricio. Icons were
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contributed by [Raquel Ravanini](http://www.raquelravanini.com), also from
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Tabuleiro. Jens Miltner ([@jmiltner](https://github.com/jmiltner)) contributed
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the code to support SQLite 3.x databases for the 1.2 release.
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Pete Morgan ([@daffodil](https://github.com/daffodil)) created an initial
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project on GitHub with the code in 2012, where several contributors fixed and
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improved pieces over the years. René Peinthor ([@rp-](https://github.com/rp-))
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and Martin Kleusberg ([@MKleusberg](https://github.com/MKleusberg)) then
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became involved, and have been the main driving force from that point. Justin
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Clift ([@justinclift](https://github.com/justinclift)) helps out with testing
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on OSX, and started the new github.com/sqlitebrowser organisation on GitHub.
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[John T. Haller](http://johnhaller.com), of
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[PortableApps.com](http://portableapps.com) fame, created the new logo. He
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based it on the Tango icon set (public domain).
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In August 2014, the project was renamed to "Database Browser for SQLite" at
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the request of [Richard Hipp](http://www.hwaci.com/drh) (creator of
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[SQLite](http://sqlite.org)), as the previous name was creating unintended
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support issues.
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In September 2014, the project was renamed to "DB Browser for SQLite", to
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avoid confusion with an existing application called "Database Browser".
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## License
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DB Browser for SQLite is bi-licensed under the Mozilla Public License
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Version 2, as well as the GNU General Public License Version 3 or later.
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You can modify or redistribute it under the conditions of these licenses.
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