# ccgus/fmdb

A Cocoa / Objective-C wrapper around SQLite

Repository: https://github.com/ccgus/fmdb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fmdb
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-03-15T21:06:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 55/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5902, "days_push": 171, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13836, forks 2733 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:04.916205+00:00)

## What it is
FMDB is an Objective-C wrapper around the SQLite database engine for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch applications. It provides a clean, object-oriented API for executing SQL statements, querying results, and managing SQLite databases on Apple platforms.

## Use cases
- store app data locally in an iOS app with SQLite
- run SQL queries from Objective-C or Swift without writing C code
- use full-text search (FTS) in a mobile app database
- encrypt a local SQLite database with SQLCipher
- migrate an app's database schema across app versions

## When to choose
- you're building an iOS, macOS, or other Apple-platform app in Objective-C or Swift and want a mature SQLite wrapper
- you need direct SQL control rather than a full ORM
- you want optional FTS or SQLCipher support via CocoaPods subspecs

## When to avoid
- you're not on an Apple/Cocoa platform
- you want a high-level ORM with model mapping and migrations out of the box
- you're using a cross-platform framework like Flutter or React Native with its own storage layer

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: database, database-driver, orm
- domain: databases, mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: cpp
- tags: sqlite, objective-c, cocoa, cocoapods, sqlcipher, fts, ios, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- ccgus/fmdb (main) score 55

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:04.916205+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:00.629088+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ccgus/fmdb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:04.916205+00:00, sha 74b2167366cc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.