# We're bringing libSQL into the Turso family

DevFeed: [We're bringing libSQL into the Turso family](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/we-re-bringing-libsql-into-the-turso-family-6104.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://turso.tech/blog/were-bringing-libsql-into-the-turso-family-8cc1a653448e>)

Author: Glauber Costa

Published: 2023-10-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [libSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/libsql.md>), [Turso](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/turso.md>), [SQLite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sqlite.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>)

Tags: [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [fork](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fork.md>), [libsql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/libsql.md>), [offline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/offline.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [sdks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdks.md>), [sqlite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sqlite.md>), [turso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/turso.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces that libSQL is being brought into the Turso family after starting as a fork of SQLite. It explains that current Turso is a ground-up rewrite of SQLite, with Turso Cloud providing database access over the network and synchronization with users' devices and servers, including offline support. It also notes that legacy libSQL SDKs have been replaced by Turso-native SDKs and that edge replication is no longer a current concept.

## Source excerpt

One year ago, we announced a bold project: a fork of SQLite. After noticing that SQLite doesn't welcome external contributions (Open Source, not Open Contribution), and companies were increasingly...