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visidata
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saulpw / visidata

visidata

A terminal spreadsheet multitool for discovering and arranging data

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REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

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What it is

A terminal spreadsheet multitool for discovering and arranging data

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Where it is used

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What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 10:49:33 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year42 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2017-05-31 05:02:51 UTC to 2026-09-24 01:14:43 UTC.

02468102017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 1 submissions, 4 comments20172018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 0 submissions, 9 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 2 submissions, 3 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 1 submissions, 5 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 0 submissions, 4 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 2 submissions, 1 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC514
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC909
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC523
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC615
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC404
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC312
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC321

From the project README

An excerpt from the repository, fetched Nov 13, 2026.

Read the project’s introduction
VisiData v3.5 A terminal interface for exploring and arranging tabular data. VisiData supports tsv, csv, sqlite, json, xlsx (Excel), hdf5, and many other formats. Platform requirements Linux, OS/X, or Windows (with WSL) Python 3.8+ additional Python modules are required for certain formats and sources Install To install the latest release from PyPi: pip3 install visidata To try VisiData without installing, use pipx or uv: pipx run visidata # or: uvx visidata To install permanently (adds vd to your PATH): pipx install visidata # or: uv tool install visidata Additional Python packages are needed for some formats: pipx install visidata --preinstall openpyxl --preinstall lxml # or: uv tool install visidata --with openpyxl --with lxml To add format packages to an existing pipx install: pipx inject visidata openpyxl lxml To install the cutting edge develop branch (no warranty expressed or implied): pip3 install git+https://github.com/saulpw/visidata.git@develop If VisiData reports package X not installed even after you installed it, vd is almost certainly running from a different environment than the one you installed the package into. Check which vd, then install the package into that environment — e.g. pipx inject visidata X for a pipx install, or the Homebrew Python for brew install visidata. See visidata.org/install for detailed instructions for all available platforms and package managers. Usage $ vd <input> $ <command> | vd Press Ctrl+Q to quit at any time. Hundreds of other commands and options are also available; see the documentation. Documentation VisiData documentation Plugin Author's Guide and API Reference Quick reference (available within vd with Ctrl+H), which has a list of commands and options. Intro to VisiData Tutorial by Jeremy Singer-Vine Help and Support 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! License Code in the stable branch of this repository, including the main vd application, loaders, and plugins, is available for use and redistribution under GPLv3. Credits 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.
Read the full README on GitHub

What Hacker News says

9 sources
zodiac·May 7, 2018
Formatting: Written in Rust - fd: A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find' https://github.com/sharkdp/fd - ripgrep: ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep - exa: Replacement for 'ls' written in Rust https://github.com/ogham/exa - bat: A 'cat' replacement. I recommend following the customizations. https://github.com/sharkdp/bat Written in Python - asciinema: Terminal session recorder https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema - httpie: Modern command line HTTP client https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie - visidata: A terminal spreadsheet multitool for discovering and arranging data https://github.com/saulpw/visidata - youtube-dl: Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites https://github.com/rg3/youtu
Read the rest
be-dl - pgcli: Postgres cli with autocomplete and syntax highlighting https://github.com/dbcli/pgcli Written in C - jq: Command-line JSON processor https://github.com/stedolan/jq - tmux: a terminal multiplexer https://github.com/tmux/tmux - pspg: postgres pager (you can combine it with pgcli) https://github.com/okbob/pspg reply
In Ask HN: What are your favorite terminal programs?
Dowwie·May 7, 2018
Written in Rust: - fd: A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find' https://github.com/sharkdp/fd - ripgrep: ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep - exa: Replacement for 'ls' written in Rust https://github.com/ogham/exa - bat: A 'cat' replacement. I recommend following the customizations. https://github.com/sharkdp/bat Written in Python: - asciinema: Terminal session recorder https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema - httpie: Modern command line HTTP client https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie - visidata: A terminal spreadsheet multitool for discovering and arranging data https://github.com/saulpw/visidata - youtube-dl: Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites
Read the rest
https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl - pgcli: Postgres cli with autocomplete and syntax highlighting https://github.com/dbcli/pgcli Written in C - jq: Command-line JSON processor https://github.com/stedolan/jq - tmux: a terminal multiplexer https://github.com/tmux/tmux - pspg: postgres pager (you can combine it with pgcli) https://github.com/okbob/pspg
In Ask HN: What are your favorite terminal programs?

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