sqlitebrowser VS sqlcipher

Compare sqlitebrowser vs sqlcipher and see what are their differences.

sqlitebrowser

Official home of the DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) project. Previously known as "SQLite Database Browser" and "Database Browser for SQLite". Website at: (by sqlitebrowser)

sqlcipher

SQLCipher is a standalone fork of SQLite that adds 256 bit AES encryption of database files and other security features. (by sqlcipher)
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19,896 5,922
1.2% 1.2%
9.0 6.3
11 days ago about 1 month ago
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GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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sqlitebrowser

Posts with mentions or reviews of sqlitebrowser. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-07.

sqlcipher

Posts with mentions or reviews of sqlcipher. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-20.
  • Basic Security Practices for SQLite: Safeguarding Your Data
    1 project | dev.to | 3 Feb 2024
    SQLite, while versatile and easy to use, does not include built-in support for encryption, leaving the data at rest potentially vulnerable. To address this, external tools such as the SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE) or open-source projects like SQLCipher can be employed to encrypt the database file. This process can be achieved through the following steps:
  • What is the best way to store data?
    2 projects | /r/cpp_questions | 20 May 2023
    I am personally using SQLite for a project that has been ordered by some future clients and it would perfectly suit your case. I strongly recommend it. Moreover, you can encrypt your entire db is you use this.
  • Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 3 May 2023
    > Cloud sync (encrypted!) is important because your average user needs that convenience and durability of authenticator

    Local-only iOS Codebook [1] sync (open-source encrypted! by SQLCipher [2]) provides convenience, durability, transparency, decentralization and fewer supply chain dependencies.

    [1] https://www.zetetic.net/codebook

    [2] https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher

  • Injecting (cryptographic) secrets into automated software release build pipelines?
    2 projects | /r/embedded | 17 Nov 2022
    One option that I have been considering is creating a simple, encrypted SQL database (like SQLite & SQLcipher combo), that could be used to store & retrieve crypto secrets required in the release build pipeline. To manipulate this database, one needs to provide a password. This solution could be implemented as a microservice running on the build server, for example, in a dedicated docker container. To trigger a new release build, the user with the correct credentials could access the build server over our local network, and, if in a possession of the correct password required to decrypt the crypto database, trigger a release build.
  • I made an app just to say F%$K to LastPass
    2 projects | /r/SideProject | 10 Dec 2021
    That's not true. There are wonderful open source projects ensuring that layer. https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher for example.
  • Connecting to a sqlite database, but encrypting it at rest
    4 projects | /r/sqlite | 10 Dec 2021
    No, SQLCipher takes another approach. They modify the source of SQLite's pager with numerous code blocks in order to "hook in" the encryption code. Compare this SQLCipher code to the original SQLite code.
  • SQLite the only database you will ever need in most cases
    19 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Apr 2021
  • Encrypted sqLite
    1 project | /r/sqlite | 14 Feb 2021
    Your options are use SQLCipher to transparently encrypt the entire DB file on the device, or your have your app handle the encryption/decryption of each record during each read/write operation. If AES-256 isn't a hard requirement, encrypting at the record level is way easier with libsodium secretbox

What are some alternatives?

When comparing sqlitebrowser and sqlcipher you can also consider the following projects:

sqlitestudio - A free, open source, multi-platform SQLite database manager.

SQLite - Official Git mirror of the SQLite source tree

nocodb - πŸ”₯ πŸ”₯ πŸ”₯ Open Source Airtable Alternative

rust_sqlite - SQLRite - Simple embedded database modeled off SQLite in Rust

dbhub.io - A "Cloud" for SQLite databases. Collaborative development for your data. 😊

SQLite3MultipleCiphers - SQLite3 encryption extension with support for multiple ciphers

beekeeper-studio - Modern and easy to use SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more. Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

litestream - Streaming replication for SQLite.

godot-sqlite - GDNative wrapper for SQLite (Godot 4.x+)

sql.js - A javascript library to run SQLite on the web.

Sequel-Ace - MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS