macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sqlitelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install sqlite3MacPorts ports tree · databases/sqlite3/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install sqlite with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, dnf, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper, apt, MacPorts
Command-line interface for SQLite. Version 3.53.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add sqliteAlpine Linux edge package indexes · sqlite · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install lemonFedora Rawhide package metadata · lemon · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sqlitenixpkgs package indexes · sqlite · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S sqliteArch Linux sync databases · sqlite · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install sqlite3openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · sqlite3 · source: download.opensuse.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install lemonDebian stable package indexes · lemon · source: deb.debian.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install SQLiteChocolatey community package catalog · SQLite · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/sqliteScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/sqlite.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id SQLite.SQLite -eWindows Package Manager source index · SQLite.SQLite · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Command-line interface for SQLite
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sqlite3
history
Project history and usage
SQLite is an embedded, serverless SQL database engine and one of the most widely deployed software components in everyday computing. In package-manager culture, the `sqlite` package is both a runtime dependency and a tiny command-line database workbench.
Project history
The SQLite project states that it began on 2000-05-09. Its design centers on a self-contained, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine stored in ordinary disk files, with public-domain source code and long-term support goals.
The SQLite command-line program, `sqlite3`, is the officially supported interactive interface to SQLite database files. The CLI is distinct from the SQLite library: it accepts user input and passes SQL to the library, while also providing dot-commands for import, export, schema inspection, archives, recovery, parameters, extensions, and scripting.
Adoption history
SQLite's official site calls it the most used database engine in the world and says it is built into all mobile phones and most computers. The most-deployed page lists Android, iOS devices, Macs, Windows 10/11 installations, major browsers, Python, PHP, and many applications as places SQLite appears.
The input shows SQLite packaged across Homebrew, Chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, winget, apk, pacman, and other distribution ecosystems. That breadth matches SQLite's role as a default local database layer and a basic CLI tool developers expect to be available.
How it is used
Developers use the `sqlite3` CLI to open database files, run SQL interactively, script SQL from shell pipelines, import and export CSV or TSV, inspect schemas, dump databases, recover data, load extensions, and experiment with SQL locally.
SQLite is commonly used as an application file format, local cache, data-transfer container, embedded-device database, website database for modest traffic, and quick analysis database for CSV or JSON data.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about SQLite because it is the rare package that is simultaneously a library, a database engine, a file format, and a CLI. Installing `sqlite` gives immediate access to `sqlite3`, a portable database file format, and a common dependency shared by many higher-level tools.
SQLite's public-domain status, single-file databases, cross-platform file format, and zero-admin deployment make it especially attractive in package ecosystems: it works as a dependency, debugging tool, fixture format, and data interchange tool without needing a service manager or credentials.
Timeline
- 2000: SQLite project started on 2000-05-09.
- 2021: SQLite 3.37.0 added CLI support for multiple open database connections.
- 2025: SQLite documentation states an intent to support the project through 2050.
- 2026: SQLite homepage lists 3.53.3 as the latest release on 2026-06-26.
Related projects
- sqlite3_analyzer and sqlite3_rsync are official SQLite companion utilities.
- sqlite-utils and sqlite3-to-mysql are third-party tools that build workflows around SQLite files.
- SQLite's own docs compare its problem space to local file I/O rather than to client/server database engines.
Sources
- https://www.sqlite.org/about.html - official SQLite overview and project start date.
- https://www.sqlite.org/cli.html - official command-line shell documentation.
- https://www.sqlite.org/index.html - official homepage, source-code link, and current release note.
- https://www.sqlite.org/mostdeployed.html - official deployment/adoption discussion.
- https://www.sqlite.org/whentouse.html - official usage guidance.
security posture
Risk level: blue
doc example: bounded database tool.
Risk classifier
blue risk · high confidence · tool
Why
- doc example: bounded database tool
Signals
- override:sqlite
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sqlite3 | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.53.3
manager updated2026-06-27
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sqlite.org/index.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sqlite |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.53.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sqlite |
| Homepage | https://sqlite.org/index.html |
| Repository | https://www.sqlite.org/src |
| Upstream docs | https://sqlite.org/cli.html |
| License | blessing |
| Source archive | https://www.sqlite.org/2026/sqlite-autoconf-3530300.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-27T14:08:56Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | readline |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | sqlite |
| Aliases |
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| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | yes |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
sqlite
nix profile install nixpkgs#sqlite- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
apk95%
sqlite 3.53.2-r0
C library that implements an SQL database engine
sudo apk add sqlite- License: blessing
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
apk95%
sqlite-dev 3.53.2-r0
C library that implements an SQL database engine (development files)
sudo apk add sqlite-dev- License: blessing
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
apk95%
sqlite-doc 3.53.2-r0
C library that implements an SQL database engine (documentation)
sudo apk add sqlite-doc- License: blessing
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
apk95%
sqlite-libs 3.53.2-r0
C library that implements an SQL database engine (libraries)
sudo apk add sqlite-libs- License: blessing
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
apk95%
sqlite-static 3.53.2-r0
C library that implements an SQL database engine (static library)
sudo apk add sqlite-static- License: blessing
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
dnf95%
lemon 3.53.2-1.fc45
A parser generator
sudo dnf install lemon- License: blessing
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
dnf95%
sqlite 3.53.2-1.fc45
Library that implements an embeddable SQL database engine
sudo dnf install sqlite- License: blessing
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: sqlite
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
dnf95%
sqlite-analyzer 3.53.2-1.fc45
An analysis program for sqlite3 database files
sudo dnf install sqlite-analyzer- License: blessing
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
dnf95%
sqlite-debug 3.53.2-1.fc45
SQLite shell configured for development and debugging purposes
sudo dnf install sqlite-debug- License: blessing
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
dnf95%
sqlite-devel 3.53.2-1.fc45
Development tools for the sqlite3 embeddable SQL database engine
sudo dnf install sqlite-devel- License: blessing
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: sqlite
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
dnf95%
sqlite-doc 3.53.2-1.fc45
Documentation for sqlite
sudo dnf install sqlite-doc- License: blessing
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: sqlite
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
dnf95%
sqlite-libs 3.53.2-1.fc45
Shared library for the sqlite3 embeddable SQL database engine.
sudo dnf install sqlite-libs- License: blessing
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: sqlite
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
dnf95%
sqlite-tcl 3.53.2-1.fc45
Tcl module for the sqlite3 embeddable SQL database engine
sudo dnf install sqlite-tcl- License: blessing
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
dnf95%
sqlite-tools 3.53.2-1.fc45
sqlite tools
sudo dnf install sqlite-tools- License: blessing
- Category: Development/Tools
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sqlite
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
pacman95%
sqlite 3.53.2-1
A C library that implements an SQL database engine
sudo pacman -S sqlite- License: LicenseRef-Sqlite
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sqlite
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment