# libSQL, the fork of SQLite, crosses 5k GitHub stars

DevFeed: [libSQL, the fork of SQLite, crosses 5k GitHub stars](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/libsql-the-fork-of-sqlite-crosses-5k-github-stars-5996.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://turso.tech/blog/libsql-the-fork-of-sqlite-crosses-5k-github-stars-e27efc70>)

Author: Pekka Enberg

Published: 2023-11-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Turso Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/turso-blog.md>)

Topics: [libSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/libsql.md>), [SQLite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sqlite.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [fork](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fork.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [libsql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/libsql.md>), [open](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open.md>), [sqlite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sqlite.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines libSQL, an open contribution fork of SQLite, after it surpassed 5,000 GitHub stars. It reviews the reasons for the fork, what the project shipped, and how the community is shaping its direction.

## Source excerpt

libSQL, our open contribution fork of SQLite, crossed 5,000 GitHub stars. A look back at why we forked, what we shipped, and where the community is taking it.