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title: "Why use IndexedDB?"  
description: "Why use IndexedDB?"  
author: "Manish Sharma"  
published: 2025-06-26  
updated: 2025-06-26  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/34290/why-use-indexeddb  
category: "database"  
tags: ["database", "index", "nosql"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why use IndexedDB?

**Answer:**\
You use IndexedDB when:

- You need to **store data offline**.
- You want to cache large or structured data like JSON objects, files, etc.
- You need **better performance** and more storage than `localStorage` (which is limited to ~5MB).
- You want to support **offline-first web apps (PWA)**.

## Answers

### Answer by Manish Sharma

**Answer:**\
You use IndexedDB when:

- You need to **store data offline**.
- You want to cache large or structured data like JSON objects, files, etc.
- You need **better performance** and more storage than `localStorage` (which is limited to ~5MB).
- You want to support **offline-first web apps (PWA)**.


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