Modern CSV
Desktop CSV editor and viewer for Windows, Mac and Linux, with a free tier and one-time Premium licence.
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About Modern CSV
Modern CSV is a desktop editor built only for delimited text files such as CSV, TSV and PSV. It exists because spreadsheet apps like Excel tend to reformat dates, drop leading zeros or choke on very large files, while plain text editors make you count commas. Modern CSV shows the file as a grid, lets you move, duplicate, split and join rows, columns and cells in bulk, and has find and replace with regular expressions, filtering, sorting and deduplication. A read-only mode opens big files quickly with little memory. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, keeps all data on your machine, and imports and exports JSON and XML. The free version has no time limit and covers most editing; a one-time Premium licence (Personal or Business) unlocks extras such as date conversion, transpose, printing, column lookup, statistics and pivot tables. It suits data analysts, developers and anyone who regularly cleans CSV exports before importing them elsewhere.
Best for: People who clean and edit CSV files often and want something safer than Excel.
Pros and cons
What works
- Free version with no time limit covers most editing
- Handles large files with a fast read-only mode
- One-time licence instead of a subscription
- Same app on Windows, Mac and Linux
Why people leave
- Statistics, pivot tables and date conversion need Premium
- Closed source
- No formulas or charts like a spreadsheet
Top Modern CSV alternatives
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Tablecruncher66.5Free and open source, opens multi-gigabyte files and adds JavaScript macros.
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LibreOffice51.2Free office suite whose Calc spreadsheet opens CSV files with import options.
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Microsoft Excel50.3Worth it if you need formulas, charts and pivot tables more than raw CSV safety.
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Google Sheets49.0Free and shareable in the browser, fine when your CSV is small enough and others need to edit it too.
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Tad47.8Free open-source viewer that opens big CSV files fast and lets you pivot, sort and filter them, if you only need to read.
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Modern CSV: common questions
Is Modern CSV free?
Modern CSV has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes, no time limit (checked on Modern CSV's own site).
Is Modern CSV open source?
No, Modern CSV is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Tablecruncher, LibreOffice and Tad.
What platforms does Modern CSV run on?
Modern CSV is available for Windows, macOS and Linux.
What are the best alternatives to Modern CSV?
The highest-ranked Modern CSV alternatives right now are Tablecruncher, LibreOffice and Microsoft Excel. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.