Why convert DB to CSV?
.csv is the simplest way to move data out of a SQLite database and into a spreadsheet or script. It is also the standard intermediate step for importing SQLite data into Excel or Google Sheets, since neither opens a .db file directly. People also use .csv to share table contents with colleagues who do not have SQLite tools.
How to convert DB to CSV
DB Browser for SQLite FREE
Open the .db via File > Open Database, then go to File > Export > Table(s) to CSV File. Select the table, choose a comma delimiter, and save.
Exportizer APP
Open the .db file in Exportizer and use the export function to save the selected table as a .csv file.
SQLiteStudio APP
Open the .db in SQLiteStudio, select the table, and use the export wizard to save it as .csv.
Microsoft Access APP
Import or link the SQLite .db table in Microsoft Access, then export it as a .csv file.
Programs that convert DB
About these formats
.DB
SQLite Database File
A .db file is almost always a SQLite database - the single-file format used by Android apps, browsers, and desktop programs to store their data. Open it with the free DB Browser for SQLite…
Open .DB details →
.CSV
Comma-Separated Values
A CSV file stores tabular data as plain text - one row per line, values separated by commas (or semicolons in European locales). Any spreadsheet opens it: Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice…
Open .CSV details →Quality & what to watch
- Each table exports as a separate
.csvfile - check which table holds the data you need before exporting. - Data types are flattened to text in
.csv; BLOB columns may export as garbled bytes, and NULL values become empty fields. - If the
.dbdoes not open ('file is not a database'), it may be encrypted - WhatsApp.db.crypt14backups must be decrypted before any SQLite tool can read them.
Frequently asked questions
Can I export the whole `.db` to a single `.csv`?
.csv per table.How do I include column headers in the exported `.csv`?
.headers on before the SELECT statement.My `.db` file opens but shows no tables - what is wrong?
SQLite format 3 in the first bytes.
