msiemens/tinydb

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

7557 stars · 626 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

TinyDB is a lightweight, pure-Python document-oriented NoSQL database that stores documents as dicts in a JSON file with no external dependencies or server. It provides a simple query API and is extensible via custom storages and middlewares.

Use cases

• store json documents in a small python app without a database server
• embedded nosql database for a desktop or cli tool
• simple key-value/document store for prototypes and scripts
• persist structured data in pure python with no dependencies
• query json files with a mongodb-like query syntax

When to choose

• you need a tiny embedded document store for a small app that doesn't warrant SQL or a database server
• you want zero external dependencies and pure Python
• you need a simple, fun API for storing and querying dicts

When to avoid

• you need concurrent multi-process access or high throughput
• your dataset is large or requires indexing, transactions, or SQL
• you need active feature development - the project is in maintenance mode

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

database serialization json databases developer-tools backend python cross-platform nosql document-database embedded-database pure-python json-storage

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="msiemens/tinydb")