sqv - SQLite Viewer TUI

A fast, lightweight SQLite database viewer TUI built with Python and Textual.

Features

• Database Structure Tab: Browse tables, indices, views, and triggers with their SQL definitions
• Data Tab: View table data with sorting and filtering
• Execute SQL Query Tab: Execute arbitrary SQL queries

Screenshots

Installation

I recommend installation with uv.

uv tool install sqv

Or to run without installing:

uv tool run sqv <database.db>

To install from source:

git clone git@github.com:RhetTbull/sqv.git
uv sync

Usage

sqv <database.db>

Key Bindings

Key	Action
d	Go to Database Structure tab
b	Go to Browse Data tab
e	Go to Execute SQL tab
Ctrl+q	Quit
Ctrl+Enter	Execute SQL (in SQL tab)
?	Show help

See Also

sqv is not intended to be a full SQL IDE. I built it to do exactly the things I wanted and nothing else. If you find sqv doesn't suit your needs, you might find one of these more full featured alternatives does:

• harlequin: The SQL IDE for your terminal
• sqlit: A user friendly TUI for SQL databases. Written in python. Supports SQL server, Mysql, PostreSQL, SQLite, Turso and more.
• litecli: CLI for SQLite Databases with auto-completion and syntax highlighting