Want to bulk import HTML files into SQLite tables at one time?
Try Withdata software FileToDB, a HTML to SQLite converter for SQLite for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, 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.
- Import HTML to SQLite locally and privately, avoid uploading HTML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import HTML files into SQLite tables
Login to SQLite -> Choose HTML files -> Set SQLite tables -> Import HTML files to SQLite tables
Choose SQLite and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “HTML” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains HTML files.
2. Config first HTML file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map SQLite tables to HTML files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import HTML files to SQLite tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in SQLite table
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See also:
- Import data from HTML file to SQLite
- Batch import data from multiple HTML files to a single SQLite table
HTML → SQLite reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in HTML | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <td>1234</td> | INTEGER |
| Bigint | <td>9007199254740993</td> | INTEGER |
| Decimal | <td>1234.56</td> | NUMERIC |
| Float | <td>1.234e+10</td> | REAL |
| Text | <td>text</td> | TEXT |
| Long text | <td>multi-line text</td> (entities for & <) | TEXT |
| Date | <td>2026-09-18</td> | TEXT |
| Datetime | <td>2026-09-18 14:30:00</td> | TEXT |
| Binary | not representable in a cell | BLOB |
| Boolean | <td>true</td> | INTEGER |
| JSON | <td>{"a":1}</td> (quotes escaped) | TEXT |
Dialect differences
HTML 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 HTML | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters | "double quotes" or [brackets] |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Whatever text was rendered | TEXT (no date type) |
| long text | — | TEXT |
| binary | data: URIs inside src attributes | BLOB |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in a meta charset tag or the HTTP header | — |
| typing | None | — |
| shape | Free form; tables are row/column structures inside markup | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
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