A lightweight TUI application to view and query tabular data files such as CSV, Parquet, JSON, and Excel, with Vim-style keybindings and SQL support.
- v0.15.1
- Published at
- Sep 9, 2026
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Project Overview
Tabiew is a lightweight TUI application that allows users to view and query tabular data files, supporting formats like CSV, Parquet, and Arrow.
Key Features
- ⌨️ Vim-style keybindings
- SQL query support
- Supports CSV, TSV, Parquet, JSON, JSONL, Arrow, FWF, SQLite, Excel, Logfmt, HTML, and Markdown
- Fuzzy search
- Multi-table functionality
- Plotting
- 400+ themes
- Automatic format detection
Target Audience
- Developers who need to quickly view and query tabular data
- Data analysts
- Command-line enthusiasts
Quick Start
- Linux/macOS install:
curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shshemi/tabiew/main/install.sh | sh - Arch Linux:
pacman -S tabiew - macOS:
brew install tabiew - Run
tw data.csvto view a file - Use SQL queries:
tw data.csv --query "SELECT * FROM data"
Core Advantages
- Vim-style keybindings for efficient operation
- Supports 10+ table formats
- 400+ themes available
- Open-source and free
System Requirements
- OS: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Architectures: x86_64, arm64
- Additional Dependencies: None
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