install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install csvlens

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install csvlens

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/csvlens/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#csvlens

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cs/csvlens/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S csvlens

Arch Linux sync databases · csvlens · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/csvlens

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/csvlens.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id YS-L.csvlens -e

Windows Package Manager source index · YS-L.csvlens · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line csv viewer

Project links

Commands and aliases

csvlens

history

Project history and usage

csvlens is a Rust-based command-line CSV viewer positioned as a CSV-aware analogue of less: it opens files or stdin in an interactive terminal table view with search, filtering, sorting, column selection, wrapping, and clipboard-oriented actions.

Project history

The public release stream visible on GitHub begins with the 0.3.x series in 2023, and the changelog shows the project continuing as an interactive terminal viewer rather than a batch-processing CSV suite. Later releases added package-friendly polish such as a library target, aarch64 release targets, auto-delimiter defaults, row marking, and automatic reload.

Adoption history

The upstream README documents installation through direct release downloads, Homebrew, Arch Linux, Windows winget, several BSD package systems, and Cargo. That distribution footprint is notable for a comparatively young terminal data viewer because it covers Unix, macOS, Windows, BSD ports, and Rust's native package channel.

How it is used

csvlens is commonly used where a user wants to inspect CSV or TSV-like output without importing it into a spreadsheet: open a file, pipe command output into the viewer, search or filter rows, narrow columns, sort interactively, and optionally print a selected value or marked rows back to stdout.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, csvlens is representative of the modern single-binary Rust CLI pattern: small user-facing surface, terminal-first UX, release archives for multiple platforms, Cargo installability, and packaging in Homebrew and OS repositories.

Timeline

2023: Earliest GitHub release visible in the public release list is v0.3.2.
2024: v0.13.0 added aarch64 release targets.
2026: v0.15.x added auto-reload and stdin streaming refinements.

Related projects

The README frames csvlens as closer to less than to full CSV transformation suites; in practice it complements tools such as csvq, csvtk, xsv, and csvkit by focusing on interactive viewing.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build 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
`csvlens`	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 version0.15.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.15.1

https://github.com/YS-L/csvlens

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:csvlens
Version	0.15.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/csvlens
Homepage	https://github.com/YS-L/csvlens
Repository	https://github.com/YS-L/csvlens
Upstream docs	https://github.com/YS-L/csvlens#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/YS-L/csvlens/archive/refs/tags/v0.15.1.tar.gz
Build dependencies	rust
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	csvlens
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

csvlens

nix profile install nixpkgs#csvlens

normalized package name match
Matched by: Csvlens

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cs/csvlens/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman95%

csvlens 0.15.1-2

Command line csv viewer

https://github.com/YS-L/csvlens

sudo pacman -S csvlens

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Csvlens

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: csvlens from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

csvlens

sudo port install csvlens

normalized package name match
Matched by: Csvlens

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/csvlens/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/csvlens

scoop install main/csvlens

normalized package name match
Matched by: Csvlens

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/csvlens.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

YS-L.csvlens

winget install --id YS-L.csvlens -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Csvlens

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: YS-L.csvlens from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/csvlens.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install csvlens with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget