On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 08:45:48AM +0100, Chris Green wrote: > I'm looking for a simple to use **data entry** tool to use with > (mostly) sqlite3 databases. > > There are several quite good database management programs available > (e.g. sqlitebrowser) and anyway the sqlite3 command line program is > quite adequate for most of my dataase management needs. What I can't > find anywhere is a good way to enter data into tables. [...] > Another possible approach is to use a spreadsheet (e.g. libreoffice > calc) as they provide **exactly** what I want for data entry and > editing. The trouble is that it isn't entirely straightforward getting > data from a sqlite3 database into and out of the spreadsheet. [...]
I'm going to recommend that you do use a spreadsheet, and use sqlitebrowser to import a CSV that you export from the spreadsheet program. That said, it sounds like you really want something similar to FileMaker Pro or MS Access as your frontend to sqlite. A quick search turned up these options: https://opensource.com/alternatives/access > -- > Chris Green --Gregory
