Adding SQLite to the .NET MAUI application

Almost every application needs to store data. Today I will show you how to connect SQLite to the .NET MAUI application.

First of all, we need to install NuGet packages:

Then create repository class:

It's up to you how you initialize the database and which methods to implement.

To use the repository update the MainPage:

Important part for iOS

For iOS/MacCatalyst we need to set the SQLite provider. We can do it in AppDelegate:

The full code can be found on GitHub.

The .NET MAUI Blazor sample can be found on GitHub.

The sample with EntityFramework Core can be found on GitHub.