spatialite-tools ☆

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Description:
CLI tools supporting SpatiaLite

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Databases

Tags: spatialite geospatial gis database cli

Install: brew install spatialite-tools

About:
SpatialiteTools provides a suite of command-line utilities for managing and manipulating SpatiaLite databases. It includes tools like `spatialite` for interactive SQL queries and `shp2spatialite` for importing shapefiles. This package is essential for performing ETL operations and server-side geospatial data processing.

Key Features:

Interactive SQL shell for SpatiaLite databases
Shapefile to SpatiaLite import utility
Support for standard spatial functions and queries
Command-line interface for automation and scripting

Use Cases:

Importing vector data (Shapefiles) into SpatiaLite databases
Running complex spatial queries on local databases
Automating geospatial data processing workflows

Alternatives:

gdal – GDAL provides broader format support but SpatialiteTools is specialized for SpatiaLite operations.
qgis – QGIS is a GUI-based desktop GIS, whereas SpatialiteTools offers a lightweight CLI approach.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 9:37am		0	VERSION_BUMP	e4e6dde1
Sep 24, 2023 11:26pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	5167bc26