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VisiData – open-source spreadsheet for the terminal

andsoitis
26 points
9 comments

Mood

supportive

Sentiment

positive

Category

tech

Key topics

terminal

spreadsheet

open-source

productivity

Debate intensity20/100

VisiData is an open-source terminal-based spreadsheet tool that has been shared on HN, garnering a positive response from the community.

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Discussion Activity

Moderate engagement

First comment

46m

Peak period

7

Day 1

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7

Comment distribution7 data points

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    11/15/2025, 1:33:41 AM

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    11/15/2025, 2:19:21 AM

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  3. 03Peak activity

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    11/15/2025, 5:19:55 PM

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Discussion (9 comments)
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saulpw
3d ago
1 reply
not a spreadsheet
embedding-shape
3d ago
1 reply
... because?
saulpw
3d ago
it doesn't allow formulas in cells. everything is a table with rows and columns.
saxenaabhi
3d ago
1 reply
This lacks formulas?

If anyone is interested i can recomment org-mode tables which looks more feature rich than visidata: https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-spreadsheet-intro...

donaldihunter
3d ago
Much as I love org-mode tables, I'd say the only axis where an org table is more feature rich is the formula support. Visidata is an amazing multitool for exploring tabular data that supports many data sources. From an ergonomic perspective, visidata wins.
cranberryturkey
4d ago
This is awesome
gnabgib
4d ago
Previously

2021 (69 points, 6 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28078980

2020 (203 points, 22 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24774947

2018 (195 points, 40 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16515299

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