diff --git a/apps/server/AliasVault.Client/Main/Pages/Settings/ImportExport/ImportExport.razor b/apps/server/AliasVault.Client/Main/Pages/Settings/ImportExport/ImportExport.razor
index 13d01d413..47790e5b8 100644
--- a/apps/server/AliasVault.Client/Main/Pages/Settings/ImportExport/ImportExport.razor
+++ b/apps/server/AliasVault.Client/Main/Pages/Settings/ImportExport/ImportExport.razor
@@ -90,6 +90,24 @@
             </div>
             <Button OnClick="@(() => ShowExportConfirmation(ExportType.Csv))">@Localizer["ExportCsvButton"]</Button>
         </div>
+
+@*
+    DEBUG-only raw SQLite export. Stripped from release builds.
+*@
+#if DEBUG
+        <div class="flex items-center justify-between p-3 border-2 border-dashed border-yellow-400 dark:border-yellow-600 rounded-lg bg-yellow-50 dark:bg-yellow-900/20">
+            <div class="flex-1 min-w-0 mr-4">
+                <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
+                    <h4 class="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Export raw SQLite</h4>
+                    <span class="px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-yellow-800 dark:text-yellow-200 bg-yellow-200 dark:bg-yellow-800 rounded">DEBUG</span>
+                </div>
+                <p class="text-xs text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300">
+                    Downloads the unencrypted SQLite vault file as-is. Anyone with the file can read everything.
+                </p>
+            </div>
+            <Button OnClick="@ExportVaultSqlite">Download .sqlite</Button>
+        </div>
+#endif
     </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -295,6 +313,29 @@
         }
     }
 
+#if DEBUG
+    // DEBUG-only: downloads the in-memory SQLite vault in unencrypted form.
+    private async Task ExportVaultSqlite()
+    {
+        GlobalLoadingSpinner.Show("Exporting SQLite vault...");
+        try
+        {
+            var base64 = await DbService.ExportSqliteToBase64Async();
+            var bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(base64);
+            await JsInteropService.DownloadFileFromStream(await GetExportFileName("sqlite"), bytes);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError(ex, "Error exporting raw SQLite vault");
+            GlobalNotificationService.AddErrorMessage(SharedLocalizer["ErrorGeneric"], true);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            GlobalLoadingSpinner.Hide();
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     private async Task ExportVaultAvux()
     {
         GlobalLoadingSpinner.Show(Localizer["ExportingVaultMessage"]);