install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install sqlite3-to-mysql

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#sqlite3-to-mysql

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sq/sqlite3-to-mysql/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Transfer data from SQLite to MySQL

Project links

Commands and aliases

sqlite3mysql

history

Project history and usage

sqlite3-to-mysql is a Python CLI for transferring schema and data from SQLite 3 databases into MySQL or MariaDB. It sits in the practical migration-tool niche rather than the embedded-database niche.

Project history

The official documentation describes SQLite3 to MySQL as a simple Python tool to transfer data from SQLite 3 to MySQL. The repository README gives the CLI behavior in more detail: `sqlite3mysql` reads the SQLite schema, creates equivalent MySQL or MariaDB structures where possible, and transfers table data.

The project is distributed as a Python package, a Homebrew formula, and a Docker image according to its official README and docs. GitHub release metadata shows continuing maintenance through the 2.x series.

Adoption history

The official README documents installation from PyPI and Homebrew, plus a container image from GitHub Container Registry. The input also lists a Nix package, showing packaging beyond Python's package index.

How it is used

Users run `sqlite3mysql` with a source SQLite file, target MySQL database, MySQL user, host, and password prompt. Common recipes include schema-only transfer, loading into existing MySQL tables, transferring selected tables, refreshing target tables, using Unix sockets, SSL certificates, Docker, and chunk/log tuning.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care because sqlite3-to-mysql turns a one-off migration chore into an installable CLI with explicit packaging routes. It is useful when a project has outgrown a local SQLite file or needs to move data into MySQL/MariaDB without writing bespoke export scripts.

Timeline

2023: GitHub release metadata shows the 2.0.0 line published in October 2023.
2024: The 2.3.x release line appears in GitHub release metadata.
2026: GitHub release metadata shows 2.6.0 with added MySQL SSL certificate options.

Related projects

The tool bridges SQLite 3 source databases with MySQL and MariaDB targets.
It complements SQLite CLI export workflows when users want direct MySQL/MariaDB DDL and data loading.

Sources

https://github.com/techouse/sqlite3-to-mysql - official repository README.
https://github.com/techouse/sqlite3-to-mysql/releases - official GitHub release metadata.
https://techouse.github.io/sqlite3-to-mysql/ - official documentation overview.
source_facts.package-manager - package-manager availability supplied in input.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:sql

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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
`sqlite3mysql`	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 version2.6.0

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://techouse.github.io/sqlite3-to-mysql/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://techouse.github.io/sqlite3-to-mysql/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:sqlite3-to-mysql
Version	2.6.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sqlite3-to-mysql
Homepage	https://techouse.github.io/sqlite3-to-mysql/
Repository	https://github.com/techouse/sqlite3-to-mysql
Upstream docs	https://techouse.github.io/sqlite3-to-mysql
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/dd/a3/a39130ba3bbd9ad22ca794fd5ef93b20492474c16879ced76c6b05e60986/sqlite3_to_mysql-2.6.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:21:20-04:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	python@3.14
Uses from macOS	sqlite
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	sqlite3-to-mysql
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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%

sqlite3-to-mysql

nix profile install nixpkgs#sqlite3-to-mysql

normalized package name match
Matched by: Sqlite3 To Mysql

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sq/sqlite3-to-mysql/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/sqlite3-to-mysql.yml

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

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