SQLite Encryption Now Available in Ready-to-Use Packages

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 20, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- SQLite's official encryption technology, first released in 2004, is now more accessible to developers through a new distribution by SourceGear. This move marks a significant step in making the encryption technology easier for developers to adopt, especially on a wide range of platforms. The official SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE) has historically been available only as proprietary source code, requiring developers to build and integrate the encryption technology themselves. Now, under an agreement with SourceGear, developers can leverage the official encryption technology without the need for manual integration.

D. Richard Hipp, the creator of SQLite and co-founder of Hipp, Wyrick & Company (Hwaci), emphasizes the importance of data protection.

SQLite.Encrypted is now available for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux. It includes bindings for .NET, Java, Node.js, React Native, Swift, Flutter, Expo, Capacitor, and Cordova. Free 30-day evaluation licenses are available at sqlite.sourcegear.com, and annual subscriptions cost $995 per team and operating system for an unlimited number of apps, with volume discounts available for teams shipping apps across multiple systems.

Introduced in 2000, SQLite is a C-language library that implements a small, fast, self-contained, high-reliability, full-featured SQL database. SEE reads and writes database files encrypted using 256-bit AES. Unlike third-party alternatives, SQLite.Encrypted uses the official SQLite codebase with the core team's own Encryption Extension (SEE). This ensures that developers can trust the security and reliability of the encryption technology, which has been developed and maintained by the core SQLite team.

For the first time, the official SQLite Encryption Extension (SEE) is available in ready-to-use packages across all major operating systems and development platforms. This new distribution makes the SQLite core team's encryption technology easier to integrate into modern applications. The availability of SEE in ready-to-use packages is a testament to the ongoing commitment of SourceGear and the SQLite core team to provide robust and secure database solutions.

With over one trillion databases in use, the need for robust data protection has never been more critical. SQLite.Encrypted is poised to play a significant role in ensuring that sensitive data remains secure in the hands of developers and their users. The new distribution aims to simplify the process of integrating encryption into applications, making it more accessible to developers across various platforms.