# Tablecruncher review (2026): is it any good? > Fast open-source CSV editor for Mac, Windows and Linux Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Tablecruncher is a desktop CSV editor written in C++ for large files. The site says it opens files over 2 GB and more than 15 million rows, detects the delimiter and encoding, and can run JavaScript macros against the cells. It became free and open source in April 2025, and a browser version is hosted at app.tablecruncher.com. - **Category:** Spreadsheets & Databases - **Made by:** Tablecruncher - **Website:** https://tablecruncher.com - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux, Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need formulas or charts, as there are none on the pages read. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Tablecruncher is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Free and open source since 25 April 2025. | Read from https://tablecruncher.com/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tablecruncher before buying. ## Key features - **Large files:** The site says it opens files bigger than 2 GB with more than 15 million rows, and a 100 MB file of 500,000 lines in under 5 seconds on a dual-core MacBook Pro. - **JavaScript macros:** A simple API gives macros access to every cell, for edits and calculations. - **Format and encoding detection:** Detects most CSV formats and encodings, with manual override; handles UTF-8, UTF-16, Latin-1 and Windows 1252. - **Find and Replace:** Searches the table or a selection, with regular expressions following the ECMAScript 5 standard. - **JSON export and row flagging:** Exports table data to JSON, and flagged rows can be exported as a new CSV file. ## Good for - Opening and fixing CSV exports too large for a normal spreadsheet - Users who want a small, fast desktop CSV tool with macros ## Worth knowing - It edits CSV tables only; it has no formulas or charts on the pages read. - The site says the interface does not look like a typical Mac application. - The web version at app.tablecruncher.com was not itself read for features. - The Linux build needs an x86_64 system, and Windows needs version 10 or 11. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Tablecruncher is a free, open-source CSV editor for large files, with JavaScript macros and encoding detection. It edits CSV tables only, with no formulas or charts, and its own site says the interface doesn't look like a typical Mac app. - **Value for money: A.** Free and open source since 25 April 2025, so a download costs nothing. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright, with no cap and no paid tier on the listing. - **Features: C.** Large files, macros, find and replace, JSON export. It does the CSV job fully, and that is a smaller job than a spreadsheet. - **Ease of use: B.** Download and open a file with nothing to set up; no store rating is on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Mac, Windows and Linux programs plus a web version, but no phone apps and no integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tablecruncher's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among spreadsheet and database tools - Tablecruncher's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 54 of the 63 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 4. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 51 of 63) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 3). - Tablecruncher has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/spreadsheets ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Tablecruncher is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 54 of the 63 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade. - You could not: A spreadsheet engine with its formulas. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Spreadsheets, Open source ## Alternatives - [Modern CSV](https://toolgpa.com/tools/modern-csv): Desktop CSV editor and viewer for Windows, Mac and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/modern-csv-vs-tablecruncher) - [EditCSV (editCSVonline)](https://toolgpa.com/tools/editcsv): Free in-browser CSV editor with an Excel-like grid, no account. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/editcsv-vs-tablecruncher) - [VisiData](https://toolgpa.com/tools/visidata): Terminal spreadsheet-style tool for exploring tabular data. 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