# Install csview with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, scoop High performance csv viewer for cli. Version 1.3.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:csview ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install csview ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install csview ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/csview/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add csview ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: csview from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#csview ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cs/csview/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/csview ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/csview.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:csview - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.4 - **Source summary:** High performance csv viewer for cli - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT OR Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - csview (cli) - csview (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.3.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/wfxr/csview - Upstream latest detected: v1.3.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage csview is a Rust command-line CSV viewer focused on fast, memory-efficient table rendering with CJK and emoji alignment support. ### Project history The README positions csview as a formatter and viewer rather than an analysis tool, explicitly distinguishing it from xsv. The changelog shows a 1.0.0 release in February 2022 after the 0.3 series, followed by packaging and usability work such as Homebrew documentation, line numbers, alignment options, pager support, and additional Apple Silicon release targets. ### Adoption history The official README documents installation through Homebrew, Arch AUR, NetBSD pkgsrc, Scoop, prebuilt GitHub releases, and cargo. That spread is meaningful for a small terminal viewer because users often install it as a standalone binary on machines where Python-heavy CSV tools are too slow or too large. ### How it is used csview formats CSV, TSV, and custom-delimited data into aligned terminal tables, with styles including markdown table output. The README benchmarks it against xsv table, util-linux column, and csvkit's csvlook, emphasizing startup speed and memory use for viewing rather than transformation. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, csview is a compact example of the Rust single-binary CLI pattern: published to crates.io, distributed through system package managers, and aimed at replacing heavier table viewers in shell pipelines. ### Timeline - 2020: 0.3.x releases are published on GitHub. - 2022: 1.0.0 is released. - 2022: Changelog notes csview entering Homebrew core documentation. - 2024: 1.3.0 adds pager support. - 2024: 1.3.2 adds an aarch64-apple-darwin target. ### Related projects - csview is compared upstream with xsv, util-linux column, and csvkit csvlook; it complements CSV transformation tools by focusing on display. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** csview - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - csview: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cs/csview/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - csview - 1.3.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: csview from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pretty csv viewer for cli with cjk/emoji support | https://github.com/wfxr/csview - apk - csview-bash-completion - 1.3.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: csview-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for csview | https://github.com/wfxr/csview - apk - csview-fish-completion - 1.3.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: csview-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for csview | https://github.com/wfxr/csview - apk - csview-zsh-completion - 1.3.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: csview-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for csview | https://github.com/wfxr/csview - MacPorts - csview: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/csview/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/csview: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/csview.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [csvprintf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/csvprintf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, csv, data-tools, developer-tools. - [ijq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ijq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-tools, developer-tools, terminal. - [yh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-tools, developer-tools, terminal. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, viewer. - [glow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glow/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, viewer. - [jq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-tools, developer-tools. - [jql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-tools, developer-tools. - [mandown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mandown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, viewer. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/csview.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/csview.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph