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libSQL
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- Community support
- The documentation directs libSQL users to Discord to discuss its development, and the repository accepts issues and pull requests.docs.turso.tech · read 30 Sep 2026
- Compatibility
- libSQL aims to preserve SQLite’s file format and API while adding additional APIs.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- The project provides Docker instructions for launching primary and replica server instances.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Drivers
- The repository lists official TypeScript/JavaScript, Rust, and Go drivers, plus experimental Python and C drivers and community PHP, D, and Ring drivers.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Embedded replicas
- libSQL supports embedded replicas that replicate a database inside an application.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Embedded use
- libSQL is designed to run inside an application process without requiring a network connection.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Extensions
- Listed SQLite extensions include ALTER TABLE changes to column types and constraints, randomized ROWID, WebAssembly user-defined functions, and a virtual write-ahead-log interface.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- GUI tools
- The repository lists Beekeeper Studio, TablePlus, Dataflare, Outerbase, and libSQL Studio as GUI options.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The repository lists GUI support through Beekeeper Studio, Outerbase, TablePlus, Dataflare, and libSQL Studio.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Intended use
- The documentation describes libSQL as a choice for mission-critical workloads needing a battle-tested foundation today.docs.turso.tech · read 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The maintainers say people starting new projects should consider Turso, where new features are being developed, while libSQL remains actively maintained.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the project license as MIT.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Limit
- The project says libSQL inherits SQLite’s single-writer model.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Turso describes itself as technically based in San Francisco and globally distributed across four continents.turso.tech · read 30 Sep 2026
- Maker location
- Turso describes itself as technically based in San Francisco and globally distributed.turso.tech · read 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- libSQL is an open-source, open-contribution fork of SQLite maintained by Turso.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Project distinction
- The maintainers describe libSQL and Turso Database as separate projects and say libSQL retains SQLite’s single-writer limitation.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Project focus
- The documentation says new features are being developed in Turso and recommends Turso Database for new projects.docs.turso.tech · read 30 Sep 2026
