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Embedded NoSQL database for .NET

An open source MongoDB-like database with zero configuration - mobile
ready

Install-Package LiteDB
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 Standalone database

LiteDB is a serverless database delivered in a single small DLL (<
450kb) fully written in .NET C# managed code (compatible with .NET
4.5 and NETStandard 2.0).

Install it via NuGet or just copy the DLL to your bin project folder.

 Fast and lightweight

LiteDB is a simple and fast NoSQL database solution. Ideal for:

  * Mobile Apps (Xamarin ready)
  * Desktop/local applications
  * Application file format
  * Web applications
  * One database per account/user data store

 And much more...

  * Portable UWP and Xamarin iOS/Android
  * ACID transactions
  * Single datafile (like SQLite)
  * Recovery data in writing failure (WAL mode)
  * Map your POCO class to BsonDocument
  * Fluent API for custom mapping
  * Cross collections references (DbRef)
  * Store files and stream data (like GridFS in MongoDB)
  * LINQ query support
  * FREE for everyone - including commercial use

Features

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SQL Syntax

  * LiteDB supports SQL-like language for data and structure
    manipulations. You can insert, update, delete or query your
    database using a very similar SQL relational language
  * LINQ expressions (lambda functions) can be used to create fluent
    API query in your C# code
  * All SQL commands are supported in new LiteDB.Studio admin tool
  * You can also get detailed EXPLAIN PLAN from the query engine to
    check if your query will run with the best performance

Awesome features

  * Thread-safe with cross collection transaction
  * No locks for readers. Per collection writer locks
  * Partial document lookup/loader and index-only queries supported
  * FileStorage to store files and streams inside your database
  * System collections to easily import/export data and manage your
    database

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Work everywhere

  * LiteDB is fully written in C# managed code
  * Support .NET Framework 4.5 and .NET Standard 1.3 and 2.0, .NET
    Core 2.0+, UWP, Linux, mobile Xamarin (iOS and Android), Unity...
    in every .NET platform
  * Did I mention that LiteDB is free and open source?

LiteDB Community

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LiteDB is a growing community that needs your help. You can
contribute with LiteDB in many ways:

  * Open a bug issue on Github
  * Chat with us on Gitter
  * Make a question on StackOverflow
  * Answer these few questions about how you use LiteDB
  * And follow us on Twitter

Meet LiteDB team

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Mauricio David

Founder/Software Engineer

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Cassiano Sombrio

Software Engineer

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Leonardo Nascimento

Software Engineer

  * Made with  by LiteDB team - @mbdavid - MIT License