CSV Viewer — Sort, Filter & Search

Upload a CSV to view it as an interactive table. Private by design—everything runs locally in your browser.

Upload & Controls

Drag & drop your CSV file here, or click to upload:

Compatible with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and most spreadsheet apps.

Table

No data yet. Upload a CSV to begin.

Tips: Click a column header to sort. Use the top search to scan all columns. Filter per column using the inputs above.

View and explore CSV files without the hassle

CSV files are a common way to store tabular data, but opening them is not always convenient. You might not have spreadsheet software handy, or you may just want a quick preview before importing. This CSV viewer lets you open, sort, search, and filter data right in your browser, so you can understand a file quickly and move on with confidence. It is fast, straightforward, and built for everyday tasks.

What a CSV file is, in simple terms

CSV stands for Comma-Separated Values. Think of it as a plain-text table where each row is a line and each column is separated by a delimiter (usually a comma). CSVs are used everywhere because they are lightweight and compatible with tools like Excel, Google Sheets, databases, and data pipelines. This tool reads your file and displays it as a clean, interactive table so you can see exactly what each column contains.

How to use the CSV viewer step by step

  1. Click “Choose CSV File” or drag and drop your .csv file into the page.
  2. Review the table to confirm the data loaded correctly.
  3. Click a column header to sort values in ascending or descending order.
  4. Use the global search to scan across all columns at once.
  5. Use column filters to narrow the view to specific values.
  6. Download the filtered table if you want a smaller CSV to share or import.

Why this tool is useful

  • Quick inspection: Check the structure of a CSV before importing it into a database or app.
  • Data cleanup: Filter out irrelevant rows and export a clean subset.
  • Faster analysis: Sort by a column to spot outliers, duplicates, or missing values.
  • Privacy-first: Everything runs in your browser, so your file stays on your device.

Real-world examples

Teams use this CSV table viewer to preview export files from CRMs, payment platforms, or analytics tools. Researchers quickly scan survey results without loading a large spreadsheet. Developers and data analysts validate logs and datasets before pushing them into ETL workflows. Small businesses sort inventory lists, product catalogs, or order histories to spot issues before reporting. Students and teachers use it to check class lists, grades, or study data without extra software.

Whether you call it a CSV viewer, CSV file reader, or online CSV table tool, the goal is the same: make it easy to view and work with structured data, quickly and securely.

5 Fun Facts about CSVs

No single standard

There’s no official CSV spec—just conventions. That’s why one file uses commas, another semicolons, and quoting rules vary.

Wild west

Locale flips the separator

In many European locales, Excel uses semicolons because commas are decimal separators. Same “CSV,” different delimiter.

Culture clash

Quotes double up

If a cell contains a quote, CSV escapes it by doubling: "He said ""hi""". Miss that and your rows drift.

Escaping 101

Row limits still bite

Modern Excel caps at 1,048,576 rows. Huge CSVs open fine here but will quietly truncate in spreadsheets.

Silent cutoffs

BOMs can break headers

A UTF‑8 BOM adds three hidden bytes to the first column name—causing “id” instead of “id.” Good viewers trim it.

Hidden bytes

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