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DBF to SQLITE

Anyfile converts a dBASE table to a SQLite database for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

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What changes from DBF to SQLITE

What’s savedA SQLite database you can query

When to use SQLITE: App data on phones, in browsers and desktop software, and small self-contained datasets.

The two formats

.dbf

dBASE tabledBASE database file

A table file from dBASE, the database program of the early 1980s. A header describes the fields, then each record follows as a row; shapefiles still use it for attribute data.

Old business records, FoxPro data and the attribute tables of GIS shapefiles.

Opens in LibreOffice Calc, Excel, QGIS, ArcGIS

About DBF files

.sqlite · .sqlite3 · .db3 · .db

SQLite database

A complete relational database in a single file, written by the SQLite library that D. Richard Hipp started in 2000. It holds tables, indexes and views queried with SQL.

App data on phones, in browsers and desktop software, and small self-contained datasets.

Opens in DB Browser for SQLite, the sqlite3 command line, DBeaver, TablePlus

About SQLITE files

Going the other way? Convert SQLITE to DBF

Convert DBF to something else

Need to change it first? Open the database viewer

Questions

How do I convert DBF to SQLITE?

Drop your DBF file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the SQLITE downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the database viewer.

Is my DBF file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.

Can I convert several DBF files at once?

Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every SQLITE inside.