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[Feature]: Add ability to view & edit binary property lists #3503

@latenitefilms

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@latenitefilms

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I'm using DB Browser for SQLite to read SQLite databases created using Core Data.

In some of the fields in this Core Data database, you can binary property lists stored as binary data.

In DB Browser for SQLite, I can view the data in binary & hex editor form:

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However, I'd love the ability for DB Browser for SQLite to be able to translate this binary property data into plain text XML - for example, using BBEdit it looks like this:

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This would allow me to make easy tweaks directly in DB Browser for SQLite, without having to have to export a the binary plist file, modify it, then bring it back in.

Given binary property lists are very common in the macOS world, and is used extensively by Core Data (with a SQLite backend) - I think this could be a very useful feature that could be used by lots of different users.

Any questions let me know. Thanks team!

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