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

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