Want to batch export data from SQLite tables to TSV files?
Try Withdata DBToFile, a SQLite to TSV converter for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Export SQLite data 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.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Batch export data from SQLite tables to TSV files
Login to SQLite -> Select SQLite tables -> Set TSV file options -> Export SQLite tables to TSV
Choose SQLite and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select TSV file type.
1. Select SQLite tables to export.
2. Set TSV options.
3. See SQLite tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export SQLite data to TSV files.
After exporting, you can view output TSV files.
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See also:
- Export SQLite table to TSV
- Export SQLite query results to TSV
- Export multiple similar SQLite tables to one TSV file
SQLite → TSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQLite | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | 1234 |
| Bigint | INTEGER | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | NUMERIC | 1234.56 |
| Float | REAL | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | TEXT | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column |
| Long text | TEXT | unquoted; newlines break the row |
| Date | TEXT | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | TEXT | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | BLOB | not representable |
| Boolean | INTEGER | TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | TEXT | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) |
Dialect differences
SQLite is a database server and TSV is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in SQLite | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" or [brackets] | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | TEXT (no date type) | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | TEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB | Not supported - must be encoded |
| separator | — | Tab |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
