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Sheets vs xleak: catalog facts
Sheets	xleak
Best for: People who want to inspect or edit tabular data in a terminal	Best for: People who need to inspect spreadsheet files from a terminal
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
Reads CSV files and standard input Can display and edit cells from the command line All 3 strengths for Sheets Reads CSV files and standard input Can display and edit cells from the command line Keyboard controls for navigation, selection, and undo	Reads Excel, OpenDocument, CSV, and TSV files Interactive sheet navigation and full-text search All 3 strengths for xleak Reads Excel, OpenDocument, CSV, and TSV files Interactive sheet navigation and full-text search Exports to CSV, JSON, or plain text
Uses a terminal interface	Uses a terminal interface.
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 Sources for Sheets github.com/maaslalani/sheets Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for xleak github.com/bgreenwell/xleak Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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