sqlite-vec
sqlite-vec is an open-source extension for SQLite that adds vector data types and similarity search, enabling lightweight vector database capabilities.
About this tool
sqlite-vec
Category: Open Source
Tags: open-source, sqlite, vector-data, similarity-search
Description
sqlite-vec is an open-source extension for SQLite that adds vector data types and similarity search, enabling lightweight vector database capabilities. It is designed to be a small and "fast enough" vector search extension that can run anywhere, providing vector search functionality directly in SQLite databases.
Features
- Adds vector data types to SQLite.
- Enables similarity search (vector search) capabilities within SQLite.
- Designed to be lightweight and portable, running anywhere SQLite runs.
- Successor to
sqlite-vsswith improvements. - Pre-v1: still under active development and subject to breaking changes.
- Multiple language bindings and integrations:
- Python (
pip install sqlite-vec) - Node.js (
npm install sqlite-vec) - Ruby (
gem install sqlite-vec) - Go (
go get -u github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec/bindings/go) - Rust (
cargo add sqlite-vec) - Datasette (
datasette install datasette-sqlite-vec) - rqlite (
rqlited -extensions-path=sqlite-vec.tar.gz) - sqlite-utils (
sqlite-utils install sqlite-utils-sqlite-vec)
- Python (
- Actively sponsored and supported by Mozilla Builders, Fly.io, Turso, SQLite Cloud, and Shinkai.
Pricing
sqlite-vec is open-source software and is available for free under open-source licenses.