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SQLite is a compact, self-contained SQL database engine implemented as a single library. It provides transactional, serverless, zero-configuration storage ideal for embedded, mobile, and desktop applications. Its lightweight footprint and single-file databases simplify distribution and local persistence without a separate database server.
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SQLite is an embedded relational database that runs directly inside an application without a separate server.
SQLite grew as a compact database library for applications that need relational queries and durable storage without their own database server. D. Richard Hipp released the project as open-source software in 2000.
The application loads SQLite as a library and reads or writes a local database file. Transactions, SQL, and database state therefore live in the same process instead of a separate database service.
The database runs as a library inside the application process.
Relational data is queried and changed through SQL.
Persistent state is stored in a local file.
SQLite fits local applications, prototypes, tests, and devices where a separate database server would be unnecessary.
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