diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 47f3119..2771271 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -3,61 +3,70 @@ name: run-tests
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
-    test:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        strategy:
-            fail-fast: true
-            matrix:
-                php: [8.1, 8.0]
-                laravel: [9.*, 8.*]
-                dependency-version: [prefer-lowest, prefer-stable]
-                include:
-                    - laravel: 9.*
-                      testbench: 7.*
-                    - laravel: 8.*
-                      testbench: 6.*
-
-        name: P${{ matrix.php }} - L${{ matrix.laravel }} - ${{ matrix.dependency-version }}
-
-        services:
-            mysql:
-                image: mysql:5.7
-                env:
-                    MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: no
-                    MYSQL_USER: protone_media_db_test
-                    MYSQL_DATABASE: protone_media_db_test
-                    MYSQL_PASSWORD: secret
-                    MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: secret
-                ports:
-                    - 3306
-                options: --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3
-
-        steps:
-            - name: Checkout code
-              uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-            - name: Cache dependencies
-              uses: actions/cache@v2
-              with:
-                  path: ~/.composer/cache/files
-                  key: dependencies-laravel-${{ matrix.laravel }}-php-${{ matrix.php }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('composer.json') }}
-
-            - name: Setup PHP
-              uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-              with:
-                  php-version: ${{ matrix.php }}
-                  extensions: dom, curl, libxml, mbstring, zip, pcntl, pdo, sqlite, pdo_sqlite, bcmath, soap, intl, gd, exif, iconv, imagick, mysql, mysqli, pdo_mysql
-                  coverage: none
-
-            - name: Install dependencies
-              run: |
-                  composer require "laravel/framework:${{ matrix.laravel }}" "orchestra/testbench:${{ matrix.testbench }}" --no-interaction --no-update
-                  composer update --${{ matrix.dependency-version }} --prefer-dist --no-interaction --no-suggest
-
-            - name: Execute tests
-              run: vendor/bin/phpunit
-              env:
-                  DB_DATABASE: protone_media_db_test
-                  DB_USERNAME: protone_media_db_test
-                  DB_PASSWORD: secret
-                  DB_PORT: ${{ job.services.mysql.ports[3306] }}
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        php: [8.1, 8.0]
+        laravel: [9.*, 8.*]
+        db: [mysql, sqlite]
+        dependency-version: [prefer-lowest, prefer-stable]
+        include:
+          - laravel: 9.*
+            testbench: 7.*
+          - laravel: 8.*
+            testbench: 6.*
+
+    name: P${{ matrix.php }} - L${{ matrix.laravel }} - DB ${{ matrix.db }} - ${{ matrix.dependency-version }}
+
+    services:
+      mysql:
+        image: mysql:5.7
+        env:
+          MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: no
+          MYSQL_USER: protone_media_db_test
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: protone_media_db_test
+          MYSQL_PASSWORD: secret
+          MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: secret
+        ports:
+          - 3306
+        options: --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping" --health-interval=10s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Cache dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.composer/cache/files
+          key: dependencies-laravel-${{ matrix.laravel }}-php-${{ matrix.php }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('composer.json') }}
+
+      - name: Setup PHP
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: ${{ matrix.php }}
+          extensions: dom, curl, libxml, mbstring, zip, pcntl, pdo, sqlite, pdo_sqlite, bcmath, soap, intl, gd, exif, iconv, imagick, mysql, mysqli, pdo_mysql
+          coverage: none
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          composer require "laravel/framework:${{ matrix.laravel }}" "orchestra/testbench:${{ matrix.testbench }}" --no-interaction --no-update
+          composer update --${{ matrix.dependency-version }} --prefer-dist --no-interaction --no-suggest
+
+      - name: Execute tests (MySQL)
+        run: vendor/bin/phpunit
+        if: ${{ matrix.db == 'mysql' }}
+        env:
+          DB_DATABASE: protone_media_db_test
+          DB_USERNAME: protone_media_db_test
+          DB_PASSWORD: secret
+          DB_PORT: ${{ job.services.mysql.ports[3306] }}
+
+      - name: Execute tests (SQLite)
+        run: vendor/bin/phpunit
+        if: ${{ matrix.db == 'sqlite' }}
+        env:
+          DB_CONNECTION: sqlite
+          DB_DATABASE: ":memory:"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 96d92e9..6b29480 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Hey! We've built a Docker-based deployment tool to launch apps and sites fully c
 ## Requirements
 
 * PHP 8.0 + 8.1
-* MySQL 5.7+
+* MySQL 5.7+ / SQLite3
 * Laravel 8.0 or 9.0
 
 ## Features
diff --git a/src/ModelToSearchThrough.php b/src/ModelToSearchThrough.php
index c929bc9..a616f28 100644
--- a/src/ModelToSearchThrough.php
+++ b/src/ModelToSearchThrough.php
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ public function getModel(): Model
      */
     public function getModelKey($suffix = 'key'): string
     {
-        return implode('_', [
+        // prefix with _ for SQLite support
+        return '_' . implode('_', [
             $this->key,
             Str::snake(class_basename($this->getModel())),
             $suffix,
diff --git a/src/Searcher.php b/src/Searcher.php
index 652f9ce..738ac39 100644
--- a/src/Searcher.php
+++ b/src/Searcher.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder as BaseBuilder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder as QueryBuilder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars\MySqlGrammar;
+use Illuminate\Database\SQLiteConnection;
 use Illuminate\Pagination\Paginator;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
@@ -509,13 +510,19 @@ private function addRelevanceQueryToBuilder($builder, $modelToSearchThrough)
             throw OrderByRelevanceException::new();
         }
 
-        $expressionsAndBindings = $modelToSearchThrough->getQualifiedColumns()->flatMap(function ($field) {
+        $lengthFunctionName = $this->usesSQLiteConnection() ? 'LENGTH' : 'CHAR_LENGTH';
+
+        $expressionsAndBindings = $modelToSearchThrough->getQualifiedColumns()->flatMap(function ($field) use ($lengthFunctionName) {
             $field = (new MySqlGrammar)->wrap($field);
 
-            return $this->termsWithoutWildcards->map(function ($term) use ($field) {
+            return $this->termsWithoutWildcards->map(function ($term) use ($field, $lengthFunctionName) {
                 return [
-                    'expression' => "COALESCE(CHAR_LENGTH(LOWER({$field})) - CHAR_LENGTH(REPLACE(LOWER({$field}), ?, ?)), 0)",
-                    'bindings'   => [Str::lower($term), Str::substr(Str::lower($term), 1)],
+                    'expression' => sprintf(
+                        'COALESCE(%1$s(LOWER(%2$s)) - %1$s(REPLACE(LOWER(%2$s), ?, ?)), 0)',
+                        $lengthFunctionName,
+                        $field
+                    ),
+                    'bindings' => [Str::lower($term), Str::substr(Str::lower($term), 1)],
                 ];
             });
         });
@@ -574,7 +581,7 @@ protected function makeOrderBy(): string
     {
         $modelOrderKeys = $this->modelsToSearchThrough->map->getModelKey('order')->implode(',');
 
-        return "COALESCE({$modelOrderKeys})";
+        return "COALESCE({$modelOrderKeys}, NULL)";
     }
 
     /**
@@ -587,7 +594,7 @@ protected function makeOrderByModel(): string
     {
         $modelOrderKeys = $this->modelsToSearchThrough->map->getModelKey('model_order')->implode(',');
 
-        return "COALESCE({$modelOrderKeys})";
+        return "COALESCE({$modelOrderKeys}, NULL)";
     }
 
     /**
@@ -776,4 +783,14 @@ public function search(string $terms = null)
             ->pipe(fn (Collection $models) => new EloquentCollection($models))
             ->when($this->pageName, fn (EloquentCollection $models) => $results->setCollection($models));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the current connection driver is SQLite, otherwise false.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    private function usesSQLiteConnection(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->modelsToSearchThrough->first()->getModel()->getConnection() instanceof SQLiteConnection;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/create_tables.php b/tests/create_tables.php
index 37505f2..a03fc86 100644
--- a/tests/create_tables.php
+++ b/tests/create_tables.php
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ public function up()
             $table->string('subtitle');
             $table->string('body');
 
-            $table->fullText('title');
-            $table->fullText(['title', 'subtitle']);
-            $table->fullText(['title', 'subtitle', 'body']);
+            if (config('database.default') === 'mysql') {
+                $table->fullText('title');
+                $table->fullText(['title', 'subtitle']);
+                $table->fullText(['title', 'subtitle', 'body']);
+            }
 
             $table->unsignedInteger('video_id')->nullable();
 
@@ -58,9 +60,11 @@ public function up()
             $table->string('subtitle')->nullable();
             $table->string('body')->nullable();
 
-            $table->fullText('title');
-            $table->fullText(['title', 'subtitle']);
-            $table->fullText(['title', 'subtitle', 'body']);
+            if (config('database.default') === 'mysql') {
+                $table->fullText('title');
+                $table->fullText(['title', 'subtitle']);
+                $table->fullText(['title', 'subtitle', 'body']);
+            }
 
             $table->unsignedInteger('video_id')->nullable();