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csview vs pspg: catalog facts
csview	pspg
Free Free and open source under MIT or Apache 2.0.	Free Free and open source.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Small and fast Correct alignment of CJK text and emoji	Table-aware paging for psql, mysql and pgcli output Doubles as a CSV and TSV viewer
A viewer only, with no editing Limited to delimited text files	Terminal only, with no graphical interface Needs pager configuration in each database client
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0	License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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