Time-Travel Debugger Rewinds SQLite Databases to Any Previous State

A zero-dependency, ultra-lightweight database time machine for SQLite

A new open-source tool, time-travel-sqlite-debugger, acts as a 'database time machine' for SQLite during local development. It monitors database changes in real-time, automatically creating timestamped snapshots, and provides a web UI to scrub back to any previous state, compare diffs, and restore. Built with zero dependencies (pure PHP and Vanilla JS), it supports WAL mode, i18n, and snapshot pinning.

An open-source, ultra-lightweight web application and CLI daemon designed to track and instantly rewind a corrupted or modified SQLite database file back to any previous state (e.g. 3 minutes ago) during local development — just like scrubbing a video.

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2026-08-09