Description

dotConnect for SQLite is a high-performance ORM enabled ADO.NET provider for SQLite. It builds on ADO.NET technology to present a complete solution for developing SQLite-based database applications. It introduces new approaches for designing application architecture, boosts productivity, and facilitates the development of database applications.

dotConnect for SQLite is the best solution to use SQLite in .NET Framework and develop SQLite .NET applications. It allows integrating SQLite with .NET data-related technologies, like ADO.NET, Entity Framework, Entity Framework Core and build all kinds of SQLite .NET applications - ASP.NET applications and websites, Console, WinForms, .NET MAUI apps, etc.

Our .NET Framework data provider for SQLite supports a wide range of SQLite-specific features, such as user-defined functions, CEROD, SQLiteCrypt, and SEE encryption extensions, support for enabling SQLite extensions with connection string parameters, etc.

Advanced Visual Studio Integration
dotConnect for SQLite provides a vast number of GUI tools that increase your productivity. For example, it includes DataSet tools, such as DataSet Wizard, DataSet Editor, DataSet Manager, provide you an easy way to create and edit typed and untyped DataSets.

SQLite ADO.NET Provider supports advanced Visual Studio integration (DDEX), and provides convenient visual component editors to simplify component tweaking. It supports Visual Studio 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010, and 2008.

Broad Compatibility
dotConnect for SQLite was the first SQLite database provider to support .NET Core and Entity Framework Core, and we work hard to support new platforms and development technologies as soon as they are released. It supports the following .NET platforms:

.NET 5.0
Full .NET Framework 2.0 – 4.8
.NET Core 1.x, 2.x, and 3.1

Enhanced ORM Support
dotConnect for SQLite offers enhanced ORM support with a bundled visual designer for ORM models - Entity Developer. Our SQLite ADO.NET Provider includes Entity Framework provider and Entity Framework Core provider (Devart.Data.SQLite.EFCore) and supports the following ORMs:

Entity Framework v1 - v6
Entity Framework Core 1.x, 2.x, 3.1, 5.0, and 6.0
NHibernate
LinqConnect
Dapper

7.1.33 24-Feb-26

• Added support for sqlite-vec BINARY, INT8, and FLOAT vector data types
• Added the LoadLicenseKey() method to the SQLiteConnection class
• Fixed an issue where the license key could not be applied on Red Hat–based Linux distributions (RHEL 9/10, AlmaLinux 9/10, Rocky Linux 9/10) when the system-wide cryptographic policy was set to DEFAULT

Entity Framework support

• Added support for Entity Framework Core 10
• Added support for NetTopologySuite 2.6 in Entity Framework Core
• Added support for sqlite-vec BINARY, INT8, and FLOAT vector data types in EF Core
• Updated Entity Framework Core 9 support to version 9.0.12
• Updated Entity Framework Core 8 support to version 8.0.23
• Fixed an issue where LINQ queries with subqueries or projections could generate incorrect SQL aliases when used with Entity Framework Core 9
• Fixed an issue with String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace() in LINQ queries in Entity Framework Core

LinqConnect

• Fixed an issue where Devart.Data.SQLite.Linq.dll could be missing from the installation

Additional Information