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xan vs csvkit: catalog facts
xan	csvkit
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Composable CSV operations and a query expression language	Runs SQL queries directly against CSV files with csvsql Converts Excel and JSON into CSV so the same pipeline handles everything
Advanced transformations require learning its expression syntax.	Python and pandas-free, so it is slow on very large files Development has been quiet in recent years
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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