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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
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- Import SQL to SQLite locally and privately, avoid uploading SQL file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import SQL files into SQLite tables
Login to SQLite -> Choose SQL files -> Set SQLite tables -> Import SQL files to SQLite tables
Choose SQLite and logon.

Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.

Select the “SQL” file type.

then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains SQL files.

2. Config first SQL file importing options.

3. Set “Import Type”.

4. Map SQLite tables to SQL files.

5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.

6. Import SQL files to SQLite tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.

View imported data in SQLite table

More about SQL file to SQLite converter
See also:
- Import data from SQL file to SQLite
- Batch import data from multiple SQL files to a single SQLite table
SQL → SQLite reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | INTEGER |
| Bigint | BIGINT | INTEGER |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | NUMERIC |
| Float | DOUBLE PRECISION | REAL |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | TEXT |
| Long text | TEXT / CLOB | TEXT |
| Date | DATE | TEXT |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | TEXT |
| Binary | BLOB / BYTEA | BLOB |
| Boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT | INTEGER |
| JSON | JSON / TEXT | TEXT |
Dialect differences
SQL is a file format and SQLite is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in SQL | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... | "double quotes" or [brackets] |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... | TEXT (no date type) |
| long text | — | TEXT |
| binary | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() | BLOB |
| separator | Statement terminators (;) | — |
| encoding | No declaration | — |
| typing | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... | — |
| shape | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
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