📁 Native macOS SQLite Client

Your SQLite files,
finally understood

Name: SQLite Gnome
Price: 22.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Gnorman

A fast, native macOS app for opening .db files, browsing tables, running queries, and editing rows — no server required.

Opens instantly. Works offline. Stays out of your way.

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macOS 14+·14-day free trial·One-time purchase

A file is not a backup until you've opened it somewhere else. WAL mode: fast, friendly, and still scary at 3am. STRICT tables keep the chaos where it belongs — outside. WITHOUT ROWID is an opinion. A well-reasoned one. If it lives in a .db file, it deserves a proper editor. NULL in SQLite is still not false. It is still chaos with paperwork. A primary key is just a gnome with a clipboard. Embedded databases outlive the apps that made them. Foreign keys are off by default. That's a feature and a warning. Pragma first. Heroics later. The best SQLite client is the one that opens the file. A slow query is just a missing index with good PR. VACUUM is cheaper than explaining fragmentation to your boss. One .db file beats seven sync jobs. Schema should age like oak, not like a CSV someone emailed twice. Read-only mode: for when you trust yourself slightly less than usual. A file is not a backup until you've opened it somewhere else. WAL mode: fast, friendly, and still scary at 3am. STRICT tables keep the chaos where it belongs — outside. WITHOUT ROWID is an opinion. A well-reasoned one. If it lives in a .db file, it deserves a proper editor. NULL in SQLite is still not false. It is still chaos with paperwork. A primary key is just a gnome with a clipboard. Embedded databases outlive the apps that made them. Foreign keys are off by default. That's a feature and a warning. Pragma first. Heroics later. The best SQLite client is the one that opens the file. A slow query is just a missing index with good PR. VACUUM is cheaper than explaining fragmentation to your boss. One .db file beats seven sync jobs. Schema should age like oak, not like a CSV someone emailed twice. Read-only mode: for when you trust yourself slightly less than usual.

Why SQLite Gnome

Built for the work you
actually do every day

No bloat. No Electron. No server. Just a sharp, native tool for the SQLite files already on your machine.

📂

Open Any SQLite File

Open .db, .sqlite, and related formats in seconds. Create new databases from scratch. Save file shortcuts and organize them into sidebar groups.

📋

Table Content View

Browse with paging and sorting. Filter rows with a proper filter builder. Insert, edit, and delete rows. Copy as JSON or INSERT statements.

⚡

Query Workspace

Write and run ad hoc SQL with autocomplete. Multiple tabs, saved queries, query history, and multi-statement script support built in.

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Structure Editor

Inspect columns, indexes, foreign keys, triggers, and views. Add and remove columns when SQLite allows it. One-click CREATE TABLE SQL.

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Import & Export

Import CSV data into existing tables. Import SQL files directly through SQLite. Export schema and selected objects as SQLite-compatible SQL.

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Production Safeguards

Destructive queries get a preflight check. Open files read-only when you want. Automatic backup before risky write operations. WAL sidecar detection built in.

SQLite Gnome does less — on purpose.
Local files. Local speed. No drama.

Not for

✗

Server database work

No host, port, username, or password. No SSH tunnels, no remote connections. That's SQL Gnome's territory.
✗

Multi-engine environments

If you're juggling Postgres, MySQL, and SQLite across 12 environments, you need something heavier.
✗

Cloud-integrated dashboards

No Slack bots. No AI copilot rewriting your queries. No sync services you didn't ask for.

Built for

✓

Developers with .db files on their machine

iOS devs, Electron app makers, Rails devs in development mode — anyone with a local SQLite file that needs a real editor.
✓

Mac users who hate Electron

Native SwiftUI. Launches instantly, scrolls smoothly, respects your battery. Feels like it belongs on macOS.
✓

Solo devs and small teams

One-time purchase. No seats, no subscriptions, no pricing tiers to argue about. Yours forever.

Screenshots

Every view, polished

Run Queries Without Friction

Write and run SQL with immediate feedback — results appear instantly so you can iterate without slowing down.

See Your Data Clearly

Browse rows in a clean, spreadsheet-style view with paging, sorting, and a real filter builder.

Understand Your Schema Fast

View columns, types, indexes, and foreign keys in one place — including SQLite-specific metadata like STRICT and WITHOUT ROWID.

Don't Break Your Data

Destructive queries get a preflight check. Automatic backups before risky writes. Open files read-only when you need the extra safety net.

Pick Up Where You Left Off

Quickly search, preview, and reopen recent queries — your workflow, remembered.

✓ 14-day free trial

^$29

^$22

One-time purchase · macOS 14+ · Free updates

Full-featured 14-day trial, no credit card needed
Native SwiftUI app — not Electron, not a web wrapper
Opens .db, .sqlite, and all common SQLite formats
Automatic backup before risky write operations
Query history, saved queries, CSV import/export
Read-only mode for files you don't want to touch
One-time price, yours to keep

Download SQLite Gnome

macOS 14 Sonoma or later required

Gnome Wisdom

Words from
the gnome

Gnorman has opinions about your .db files. Most of them are correct.

A file is not a backup until you've opened it somewhere else.

Foreign keys are off by default. That's a feature and a warning.

VACUUM is cheaper than explaining fragmentation to your boss.

Your SQLite files,finally understood

Built for the work youactually do every day