Want to convert SQL file to TSV file?
If you want to export SQL Server to TSV, see this page: SQL Server to TSV.
If you want to export SQLite to TSV, see this page: SQLite to TSV.
Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop SQL to TSV converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert SQL to TSV, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Convert files locally and privately, avoid uploading large SQL file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Convert SQL to TSV
Choose SQL file -> Set TSV file -> Convert SQL to TSV
“Start a New Convert” for “SQL to TSV”.
Select From “File” “SQL” To “File” “TSV”.
1. Open source SQL file.
Support large SQL file ( > 4GB ).
Source SQL file’s content is like this:
2. Config target TSV file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert SQL to TSV.
After converting, you can view the output TSV file.
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See also:
SQL → TSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | 1234 |
| Bigint | BIGINT | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | DOUBLE PRECISION | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column |
| Long text | TEXT / CLOB | unquoted; newlines break the row |
| Date | DATE | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | BLOB / BYTEA | not representable |
| Boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT | TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | JSON / TEXT | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) |
Dialect differences
Both SQL and TSV are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in SQL | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it |
| dates | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| binary | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() | Not supported - must be encoded |
| separator | Statement terminators (;) | Tab |
| encoding | No declaration | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... | None - every field is text |
| shape | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... | No formal limit |
Convert SQL to TSV the easy way
Use the SQL to TSV converter — an offline desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Nothing to upload, large files and batch runs supported (free trial).
New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
