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7/5/2026
How to Use SQLite in Capacitor Apps

How to Use SQLite in Capacitor Apps

Short summary

Tutorial on integrating SQLite with Capacitor apps across iOS, Android, Web (WASM), and Electron. Covers platform-specific setup, schema migrations, encryption with SQLCipher, full-text search, and compares the free community plugin versus commercial Capawesome plugin. Includes code examples and configuration for each platform stack.

  • When to use SQLite vs. Preferences API or IndexedDB for persistent, queryable data
  • Platform-specific setup for Android, iOS, Web WASM, and Electron with code examples
  • Advanced topics: schema migrations, encryption, full-text search, and plugin options

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