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Convert CSV to TSV online

With our online CSV to TSV converter you can convert your files without downloading any software or writing code. Unlike other services, you can make graphs from your converted data or perform analysis. Just click the navigation on the left hand side.

Convert CSV to TSV online

Works with large CSV files that have millions of rows

View your converted TSV data before downloading it

CSV

CSV (Comma Separated Values) files are the most common format for storing tabular data. Values in a row are separated by commas and rows are separated by newlines.

CSV files often start with a header row that has column names, but this is not required.

Each row in a CSV file must have the same number of values as the header row.

CSV files do no enforce types or a schema. This means that each column can have multiple types, which can make analysis difficult and compression inefficient.

Parquet files can be easier to analyze and compress better than CSV files.

TSV

TSV (Tab Separated Values) files are the same as CSV files, except values in a row are separated by a tab.

Values within a row are separated by tabs. Rows are separated by newlines.

TSV files often start with a header row that has column names, but this is not required.

Each row in a TSV file mush have the same number of values as the header row.

TSV files do not enforce types or a schema. This means that each column can have multiple types, which can make analysis difficult and compression inefficient.

Parquet files can be easier to analyze and compress better than TSV files.

How to convert CSV to TSV

  1. Upload your CSV file
  2. Your CSV file will be converted to TSV
  3. Download your TSV file
  4. Click the view button to view your file

How to convert CSV to TSV in Python

We can convert CSV to TSV in Python using Pandas or DuckDB

How to Convert CSV to TSV using Pandas

First, we need to install pandas

pip install pandas

Then we can load the CSV file into a dataframe

df = pd.read_csv('path/to/file.csv')

Finally, we can export the dataframe to the TSV format

df.to_csv('path/to/file.tsv', sep='\t', index=False)

How to Convert CSV to TSV using DuckDB

First, we need to install duckdb for Python

 pip install duckdb

The following DuckDB query will read a CSV file and output a TSV file

duckdb.sql("""COPY (select * from 'path/to/file.csv') TO 'path/to/file.tsv' (FORMAT 'tsv')""")
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