macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Suite of command-line tools for converting to and working with CSV. Version 2.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install csvkitDebian stable package indexes · csvkit · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#csvkitnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cs/csvkit/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S csvkitArch Linux sync databases · csvkit · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Suite of command-line tools for converting to and working with CSV
Project links
Commands and aliases
- csvclean
- csvcut
- csvformat
- csvgrep
- csvjoin
- csvjson
- csvlook
- csvpy
- csvsort
- csvsql
- csvstack
- csvstat
- in2csv
- sql2csv
history
Project history and usage
csvkit is a Python suite of command-line tools for converting, inspecting, querying, and transforming CSV and other tabular data formats.
Project history
The upstream README describes csvkit as a suite for working with CSV, inspired by pdftk, GDAL, and the original csvcut tool by Joe Germuska and Aaron Bycoffe. Its changelog begins in 2012 and records steady expansion from conversion and inspection utilities into SQL import/export, GeoJSON, compressed input, richer type inference, and Python-version maintenance.
Version 1.0.0 arrived in December 2016. The 2.0.0 release in May 2024 was the first major release since 1.0.0 and included backwards-incompatible csvclean behavior changes, new checks, and a renewed focus on standard streams and explicit options.
Adoption history
csvkit became a common package-manager fixture because it provides many small Unix-style commands under one distribution: in2csv, csvcut, csvgrep, csvjoin, csvjson, csvlook, csvsql, csvstack, csvstat, sql2csv, and others. The input package metadata records distribution through Homebrew, Debian, Nix, Arch, and Ubuntu.
The README advertises PyPI download and version badges, while the documentation is hosted on Read the Docs. That combination made csvkit both a Python package and a system-package dependency for users who wanted spreadsheet and database conversion without opening a GUI.
How it is used
Typical use is shell-oriented: convert Excel, JSON, DBF, or SQL data to CSV, select or filter columns, join files, pretty-print tables with csvlook, compute statistics with csvstat, or create/query database tables with csvsql. Its role overlaps with small Unix text tools but handles CSV dialects, quoting, encodings, and tabular types explicitly.
Why package nerds care
csvkit is package-significant because it bundles a vocabulary of CSV subcommands into one installable toolchain. It is also a useful comparison point for newer single-purpose tools: csview's own README benchmarks against csvkit's csvlook, showing how csvkit remains a reference implementation even when leaner tools optimize a narrower job.
Timeline
- 2012: Changelog begins at 0.4.3.
- 2012: 0.5.0 adds csvpy, GeoJSON support, Windows scripts, and lower-memory multi-file handling.
- 2014: 0.7.0 merges sql2csv and improves SQL-on-CSV workflows.
- 2016: 1.0.0 is released.
- 2024: 2.0.0 ships as the first major release since 2016.
- 2025: 2.2.0 adds Python 3.14 support and drops Python 3.9.
Related projects
- csvkit is related to agate, which it uses internally, and to the original csvcut, pdftk, and GDAL inspirations named by upstream. It is commonly compared with xsv, Miller, q, and other command-line tabular-data tools.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:sql
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
csvclean | cli | global executable | |
csvcut | cli | global executable | |
csvformat | cli | global executable | |
csvgrep | cli | global executable | |
csvjoin | cli | global executable | |
csvjson | cli | global executable | |
csvlook | cli | global executable | |
csvpy | cli | global executable | |
csvsort | cli | global executable | |
csvsql | cli | global executable | |
csvstack | cli | global executable | |
csvstat | cli | global executable | |
in2csv | cli | global executable | |
sql2csv | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.2.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:csvkit |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/csvkit |
| Homepage | https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/wireservice/csvkit |
| Upstream docs | https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9a/bf/59b035abead12d9498c96dc05b965ec77683d3c794305dec2648e23830cc/csvkit-2.2.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | csvkit |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
csvkit 2.0.1-3
command-line tools for working with CSV
https://github.com/wireservice/csvkit
sudo apt install csvkit- Section: utils
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Csvkit
Debian apt95%
csvkit-doc 2.0.1-3
documentation for csvkit
https://github.com/wireservice/csvkit
sudo apt install csvkit-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: csvkit
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Csvkit
Debian apt95%
python3-csvkit 2.0.1-3
public modules for csvkit (Python 3)
https://github.com/wireservice/csvkit
sudo apt install python3-csvkit- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: csvkit
- 10 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Csvkit
Nix95%
csvkit
nix profile install nixpkgs#csvkit- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Csvkit
Ubuntu apt95%
csvkit 1.4.0-1
command-line tools for working with CSV
https://github.com/wireservice/csvkit
sudo apt install csvkit- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Csvkit
Ubuntu apt95%
csvkit-doc 1.4.0-1
documentation for csvkit
https://github.com/wireservice/csvkit
sudo apt install csvkit-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: csvkit
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Csvkit
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-csvkit 1.4.0-1
public modules for csvkit (Python 3)
https://github.com/wireservice/csvkit
sudo apt install python3-csvkit- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: csvkit
- 10 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Csvkit
pacman95%
csvkit 2.2.0-2
A suite of utilities for converting to and working with CSV
https://csvkit.readthedocs.org
sudo pacman -S csvkit- License: MIT
- Architecture: any
- 7 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Csvkit
source trail
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- Nucleus package database
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment