VisiData
GPL-3.0 terminal spreadsheet for exploring tabular data
Python / Python · GPL-3.0 · 9.4k
Reviewed 2026-10-18 · last push 2026-10-19 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
GPL-3.0 (saulpw/visidata), release v3.4 (2026-07-01), with commits daily. Opens tsv, csv, sqlite, json, xlsx, hdf5 and many more formats. Try it with pipx run visidata or uvx visidata, no install needed. Fast on large files and fully scriptable in Python. ★~9.4k.
The Catch
The keyboard-driven interface has a learning curve, and there is no mouse-first UI. Some formats need extra Python packages. It is terminal only (Windows through WSL).
Verdict
A power tool for anyone who inspects data files in a terminal.
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