Visidata
Visidata is a free, open-source command-line office tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. A terminal spreadsheet multitool for discovering and arranging data. It has 9,324 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at saulpw/visidata.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Command line
- Office & spreadsheets
- Actively maintained
About Visidata
A terminal interface for exploring and arranging tabular data. VisiData supports tsv, csv, sqlite, json, xlsx (Excel), hdf5, and many other formats.
Install Visidata
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What is Visidata?
Visidata is a free, open-source command-line office tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. A terminal spreadsheet multitool for discovering and arranging data. It has 9,324 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at saulpw/visidata.
Is Visidata free and open source?
Yes. Visidata's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Visidata?
Homebrew: brew install visidata. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v3.4).
Is Visidata still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 29, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.