A terminal interface for exploring and arranging tabular data.
VisiData supports tsv, csv, sqlite, json, xlsx (Excel), hdf5, and many other formats.
To install the latest release from PyPi:
pip3 install visidata
To install the cutting edge develop branch (no warranty expressed or implied):
pip3 install git+https://github.com/saulpw/visidata.git@develop
See visidata.org/install for detailed instructions for all available platforms and package managers.
On Linux and OS/X
$ vd <input>
$ <command> | vd
On Windows
$ visidata <input>
$ <command> | visidata
Press Ctrl+Q to quit at any time.
Hundreds of other commands and options are also available; see the documentation.
vd with Ctrl+H), which has a list of commands and options.If you have a question, issue, or suggestion regarding VisiData, please create an issue on Github or chat with us at #visidata on irc.libera.chat.
If you use VisiData regularly, please support me on Patreon!
Code in the stable branch of this repository, including the main vd application, loaders, and plugins, is available for use and redistribution under GPLv3.
VisiData is conceived and developed by Saul Pwanson <vd@saul.pw>.
Anja Kefala <anja.kefala@gmail.com> maintains the documentation and packages for all platforms.
Many thanks to numerous other contributors, and to those wonderful users who provide feedback, for helping to make VisiData the awesome tool that it is.
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terminal interface for exploring and arranging tabular data
We found that visidata demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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