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csvtk vs csvq: catalog facts
csvtk	csvq
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Includes subcommands for common CSV and TSV operations Supports field selection by name and number	Reads and edits CSV data with SQL-like queries Supports several delimited and JSON formats
Assumes input files have a header row by default Requires consistent field counts unless malformed rows are handled	Keeps query data in memory Not intended for very large datasets
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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