Library of Congress endorses SQLite as archival storage format

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SQLite earned recognition from the Library of Congress as a recommended format for long-term digital preservation. The endorsement signals that SQLite's simplicity, portability, and lack of external dependencies make it suitable for data that needs to survive decades—a validation that matters beyond just archivists, since many indie makers already use SQLite for projects meant to last.

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