SQLPro for SQLite
SQLPro for SQLite is the top SQLite editor for OS X. Features Automatic data reloading when the database gets modified externally...
- Intel, 64-bit processor
- macOS 13.5 or later
Description
SQLPro for SQLite is the top SQLite editor for OS X.
Features
• Automatic data reloading when the database gets modified externally.
• Backwards compatibility with SQLite 2.
• Version integration. Mucked your database? Rollback to a
previous version
.
• Semiautomatic dependency resolution.
• Column reordering.
• Import or export your data in CSV, mySQL, XML, or JSON formats.
• Export custom result sets to CSV, XML, or JSON.
• Full-screen support.
• Inline filters allowing you to customize the way your data is displayed.
WHAT’S NEW
Version 2026.237:
• Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
REQUIREMENTS
• Intel, 64-bit processor
• macOS 13.5 or later
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Size
– 26.5MB
Previous Versions
Editor-checked details
Recommended for macOS developers visually inspecting local SQLite/Core Data data, writing queries and exporting results. Freeze or online-back up; record PRAGMAs/schema/rows; open a copy read-only; rehearse in BEGIN/ROLLBACK; save approved changes as version-controlled SQL; run them on a temporary restore; perform integrity_check/foreign_key_check; launch the real app for migrations/concurrency; deploy in short transactions; back up again and record SHA-256. Compare DB Browser for SQLite for free lightweight browsing, TablePlus/DBeaver/SQLPro Studio for broader databases, and keep sqlite3 CLI scripts for automation/recovery.
Pros
- It combines schema browsing, SQL editing/completion, multi-query execution, inline filters, column tools, history and CSV/MySQL/XML/JSON exchange in a native UI. External-change detection is useful while observing application writes; runtime extensions and virtual tables support advanced SQLite work. Version integration helps reverse experiments, while SQLite 2 compatibility aids legacy migration.
Cons
- A GUI lowers friction for destructive SQL; completion and “Copy as UPDATE” cannot guarantee WHERE clauses, types or constraints. Version integration is not a transaction log, Online Backup or off-site backup. SQLite’s single-writer, locks, WAL checkpoints and filesystem semantics remain; network/cloud-synced files and multiple writers can corrupt or conflict. Exchange formats may lose affinity, BLOBs, constraints, triggers or precision and need schema/row reconciliation. Extensions execute code inside the process and carry supply-chain/stability risk. It is independent of SQLite, so production migration still needs application tests and reproducible scripts.
Installation steps
- The site build is SQLPro for SQLite 2026.90 and requires macOS 13.5 or later. Confirm the target is SQLite/SQLite 2 or a Core Data SQLite store; record app/SQLite versions, journal_mode, page_size, encoding, foreign_keys, user_version, triggers, views, indexes, virtual tables and extensions. Quiesce writers or use SQLite Online Backup/application export for a consistent backup; never copy only the main .sqlite while WAL writes continue and omit -wal/-shm. Hash database, WAL, SQL dump and installer. Place the app in Applications and first open a copy. Run PRAGMA integrity_check and foreign_key_check and record baseline schema/table/row counts. Start with read-only SELECT/filter/history, then test INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE inside explicit BEGIN/ROLLBACK. Before CSV/JSON/XML/MySQL-SQL import, define encoding, delimiter, NULL, dates, booleans, BLOB and key policy. Load runtime extensions only from trusted sources matching app architecture and SQLite ABI. With Python or other external writers, test rollback journal/WAL, busy_timeout, long transactions, lock contention and crash recovery alongside auto-refresh.
Uninstallation steps
- Before removal, close queries/transactions and ensure no external writer remains. Have the application owning the database lifecycle checkpoint WAL, then create both an Online Backup and .dump. Run integrity_check/foreign_key_check and restore each into a temporary path. Archive schema, critical row counts, PRAGMAs, extension versions, import mappings, saved SQL/history, CSV/JSON/XML exports, app/macOS/architecture and SHA-256. Remove auto-open, file associations and unused extensions, quit SQLPro and remove it. Clear support/history/licence data only if retention is unnecessary. Uninstalling a GUI cannot roll back committed SQL or repair corruption; recovery comes from verified backup. Keep the old tool/client version until the production application passes read/write, migration and concurrency tests against the restored copy.
Common errors and fixes
- For database locked/busy, identify long transactions/external writers, shorten transactions and set a reasoned busy_timeout; never delete -wal/-shm to force unlock. Read-only failures require file/parent permissions, sandbox access, read-only volume, immutable URI and copy location checks. On “database disk image is malformed,” stop writes, capture all related files and restore a verified backup; run integrity_check/.recover only on a copy. Version 2026.90 fixes an auto-refresh crash during Python/external inserts, but still stress-test WAL and rollback-journal concurrency. It also fixes multi-MB SQL editor hangs, “Copy as SQL update” crashes and alias highlighting restored from History; huge dumps may still need transactional CLI chunks. CSV column shifts require BOM/UTF-8, quoting, newline, delimiter, NULL and date checks. Extension failures require dylib signature, CPU, path, SQLite ABI and policy checks. Verify PRAGMA foreign_keys on every connection.
What changed in this version
- SQLPro for SQLite 2026.90 fixes four issues: a multi-MB SQL-file hang caused by forced full-document layout; a “Copy as SQL update” crash while fetching column metadata; alias-aware highlighting after query restoration and in History preview; and a SQLite auto-refresh crash while external processes insert data. Changes above 2026.90 are excluded.
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