Modern CSV AlternativesCSV Editors and other similar apps like Modern CSV

Modern CSV is described as 'Editor for tabular data. It makes up for the weaknesses of spreadsheet programs in handling CSVs while incorporating the strengths of the best text editors' and is a CSV Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Modern CSV for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best Modern CSV alternative is Delimited. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try EmEditor or Table Tool. Other great apps like Modern CSV are Tablecruncher, CSVpad, CSV Buddy and Rons Data Edit.

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  1. Delimited icon

    Delimited

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    Delimited is a minimalistic CSV and TSV editor for macOS. It’s built for speed and simplicity, letting you quickly create or explore tables and save them in either CSV or TSV format.

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    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Swift
    7.  Native application

    Delimited VS Modern CSV

     

    • Delimited is the most popular Mac alternative to Modern CSV.

    • Delimited is the most popular commercial alternative to Modern CSV.

    • Delimited is Paid and ProprietaryModern CSV is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Delimited is Privacy focused and LightweightModern CSV is not according to our users
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    EmEditor

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    EmEditor is a versatile text, code, and CSV editor designed for Windows. It offers lightweight, user-friendly, and extendable platform, with both 32-bit and 64-bit builds. The software also features AI-assisted writing.

    121 EmEditor alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    EmEditor Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Support for Large File
    4.  Support for Unicode

    EmEditor VS Modern CSV

     
    Comments about EmEditor as an Alternative to Modern CSV
    Guest
    Negative Jun 19, 2024
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    CSV import is a paid feature so can't be an alternative to modern CSV which imports for free csv files

    Mike
    Positive Mar 28, 2022
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    Powerful CSV features match Modern CSV but it is also is an amazing text and source code editing machine. Handled every job I threw at it so far, and well.

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    • EmEditor is the most popular Windows alternative to Modern CSV.

    • EmEditor is the most popular free alternative to Modern CSV.

    • EmEditor is Freemium and ProprietaryModern CSV is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Table Tool

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    Table Tool detects the configuration of a CSV-File for separator, quote-style, header, encoding and decimal-character. Lets the user add or delete columns/rows and edit data. Converting to a different configuration is easily possible.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Table Tool VS Modern CSV

     

    • Table Tool is the most popular Open Source alternative to Modern CSV.

    • Table Tool is Free and Open SourceModern CSV is Freemium and Proprietary
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    EmEditor

    EmEditor is a versatile text, code, and CSV editor designed for Windows. It offers lightweight, user-friendly, and extendable platform, with both 32-bit and 64-bit builds. The software also features AI-assisted writing.

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    Tablecruncher

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    Tablecruncher is the tool to open, edit, convert, export and save CSV files, no matter how large they are or what encoding they use.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

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    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Import CSV Data
    3.  Support for Large File
    4.  Export to JSON
    5.  Export to CSV

    Tablecruncher VS Modern CSV

     

    • Tablecruncher is the most popular Linux alternative to Modern CSV.

    • Tablecruncher is Free and Open SourceModern CSV is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Tablecruncher is Privacy focused and LightweightModern CSV is not according to our users
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    CSVpad

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    CSVpad is a handy free CSV (Comma-separated values) editor.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    CSVpad VS Modern CSV

     

  8. CSV Buddy

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    CSV Buddy helps you make your CSV files ready to be imported by a variety of software. Load/save/export files with various delimiters and lots of options.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    CSV Buddy Features

    1.  Comma Separated Values

    CSV Buddy VS Modern CSV

     
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    Rons Data Edit

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    Rons Data Edit is a professional modern CSV Editor with a well-presented wealth of tools and features designed to edit data easily. The interface makes it great to work with while its power and speed allow handling of large files.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Import CSV Data
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Batch Editing
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Data Cleansing
    9.  Export to CSV

    Rons Data Edit VS Modern CSV

     
    Comments about Rons Data Edit as an Alternative to Modern CSV
    Guest
    Positive Sep 4, 2022
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    Easier to find stuff in the menus, more like Excel.

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    • Rons Data Edit is Freemium and ProprietaryModern CSV is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Rons Data Edit is Lightweight and Privacy focusedModern CSV is not according to our users
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    ReCsvEditor

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    Csv / Tsv / Delimited file editor.

    Supports for very large Files. Supports just about any character being used as a field separators - Tabs, comma's, colons, semi colons, hex chars (i.e. x'00', x'FA') etc. Columns can be added, moved and copied. .

    17 ReCsvEditor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    ReCsvEditor Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2.  Support for Large File
    3.  Search and Replace
    4.  Comma Separated Values
    5.  Content Filtering

    ReCsvEditor VS Modern CSV

     

  12. CSVboard

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    CSVboard is an application for viewing, sorting and finding data from a csv file. Open your csv files with minimum effort. Clean and simple Look. Free for private and commercial use. Source code available at Github.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    CSVboard Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2.  Filtering
    3.  Comma Separated Values
    4.  Search and Replace

    CSVboard VS Modern CSV

     
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    Tad

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    Fast CSV file viewer for analyzing tabular data.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Tad VS Modern CSV

     
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    Delimit

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    Handle large delimited data files with ease. CSV, Tab, Space, Fixed-Width ...

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    Quickly open any delimited data file. Edit any cell. Easily convert files from one delimiter to another like CSV to TAB. Split-up any delimited file into file parts of equal size. Join m.

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    • Windows
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    Delimit Features

    1.  Comma Separated Values
    2.  Support for Large File

    Delimit VS Modern CSV

     
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    Easy CSV Editor

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    Easy CSV Editor is a must-have editor for CSV and TSV data files. In a clean and user-friendly interface, it offers simplicity and flexibility to edit both small and large documents.

    17 Easy CSV Editor alternatives

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    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Easy CSV Editor VS Modern CSV

     
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