Export SQLite table to TSV

Want to export data from SQLite table to TSV file?

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Export data from SQLite table to TSV file

Connect to SQLite -> Choose SQLite table -> Set TSV file options -> Export SQLite to TSV

Choose SQLite and connect.

“Export From Table” for “SQLite to TSV”.

Select TSV file type.

1. Choose SQLite table.

2. Set TSV file options.

3. Set rows options.

4. Export SQLite data to TSV file.

After exporting, you can view output TSV files.

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More about SQLite to TSV converter

See also:

• Export SQLite query results to TSV
• Export multiple similar SQLite tables to one TSV file
• Batch export SQLite tables to TSV files

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).