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DB Browser for SQLite vs Tad: catalog facts
DB Browser for SQLite	Tad
Free Free and open source, dual licensed under the Mozilla Public Licence 2.0 and the GPL 3.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Spreadsheet-style editing, so no SQL is needed for simple changes Wizards for creating and modifying tables and indexes	Opens CSV, Parquet, SQLite and DuckDB data in one app Pivot table view for exploring data without code
SQLite only Releases are infrequent; 3.13.1 dates from October 2024	Hobby project with known bugs and rough edges Releases are infrequent; the latest is from June 2024
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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