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Tabiew vs csview: catalog facts
Tabiew	csview
Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under MIT or Apache 2.0.
Command line	Command line
Opens CSV, TSV, Parquet and Arrow files SQL queries on the loaded data	Small and fast Correct alignment of CJK text and emoji
Viewer and query tool rather than a full data editor Terminal interface takes some learning	A viewer only, with no editing Limited to delimited text files
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
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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