WinForms EF and SQLite Issues

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I've started a WinForms app and added references to EF, SQLite, SQLite.EF6 and SQLite.Ling etc. I've added the existing SQLite db under data connections in the SQLite/SQL Server Compact Toolbox.

I click on the solution to add ADO.NET Entity Data Model. Select the EF Designer from Data. In the dropdown it's only populated with my server db. I select New Connection.

Change the provider to SQLite Provider(Simple for EF6 by ErikEJ) and click OK. I paste the connection string from the properties of the connection in the Toolbox.

Click Test Connection and it says it succeeded. Then I click OK and get the following error:

"Unable to find the requested .NET Framework Data Provider. It may not be installed."

I'm using VS2019 - any ideas? This is frustrating.

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