# dbcli/litecli

CLI for SQLite Databases with auto-completion and syntax highlighting

Repository: https://github.com/dbcli/litecli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/litecli
Homepage: https://litecli.com
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: linux, syntax-highlighting, python, prompt-toolkit, sqlite
Last push: 2026-06-18T20:25:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 88, release rhythm 68, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3034, "days_push": 76, "days_rel": 215, "gap_med": 7.0, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3293, forks 95 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:54.026298+00:00)

## What it is
LiteCLI is a command-line client for SQLite databases with context-sensitive auto-completion and syntax highlighting, built on prompt-toolkit. It is a friendlier alternative to the default SQLite shell, with configurable themes, favorite queries, and keybindings.

## Use cases
- query sqlite databases from the terminal
- sqlite cli with auto-completion
- syntax highlighting for sqlite shell
- better alternative to sqlite3 command line
- explore sqlite schema interactively
- save and rerun favorite sql queries

## When to choose
- you work with SQLite databases regularly from the command line
- you want auto-completion and syntax highlighting in a SQL REPL
- you want a friendlier default sqlite3 shell with themes and saved queries

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI database browser
- you work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other databases (use pgcli/mycli instead)
- you need programmatic database access from Python code (use the sqlite3 module)

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, database, database-driver
- domain: databases, developer-tools
- platform: cli, python, windows, cross-platform
- tags: sqlite, auto-completion, syntax-highlighting, repl, dbcli, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dbcli/litecli (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:54.026298+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 2026-08-30T07:22:44.336614+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dbcli/litecli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:54.026298+00:00, sha 327e4591d265)
  - homepage: https://litecli.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:54.759124+00:00, sha 7db247121cde)
  - site_page: https://litecli.com/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:54.768654+00:00, sha 1dde2ba47af5)
  - site_page: https://litecli.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:54.770579+00:00, sha c9554f14ff95)
  - site_page: https://litecli.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:54.774101+00:00, sha ed6df7de4f56)
  - site_page: https://litecli.com/install (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:54.776134+00:00, sha 6fe90e753b08)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/litecli/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:54.777687+00:00, sha f1dbc351bc52)
  - site_page: https://litecli.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:54.772254+00:00, sha a273af3afdd2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.