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csvq vs csvtk: catalog facts
csvq	csvtk
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Reads and edits CSV data with SQL-like queries Supports several delimited and JSON formats	Includes subcommands for common CSV and TSV operations Supports field selection by name and number
Keeps query data in memory Not intended for very large datasets	Assumes input files have a header row by default Requires consistent field counts unless malformed rows are handled
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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