AwesomeDataviz

VisiData

Terminal spreadsheet multitool for exploring and arranging tabular data, with basic plotting.

Website GitHubPyPI
GitHub stars
9.3K#71 in the directory
PyPI downloads / week
4.9K
Commits, last 12 months
576
Contributors
115
Last commit
Latest release
v3.4Jul 1, 2026

Overview

VisiData is an open-source data visualization app released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 9,317 stars, 371 forks, and 115 contributors. It is actively developed with 576 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v3.4, was published on Jul 1, 2026. On PyPI it is downloaded about 4.9K times per week.

Its GitHub description: A terminal spreadsheet multitool for discovering and arranging data

GitHub topics: pythonclicsvtsvjsonhdf5sqlitedatawranglingunix-toolkitdatajournalismopendatareconciliation

Install

PyPI
pip install visidata
v3.4

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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576 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 20256
Nov 202520
Dec 202574
Jan 202648
Feb 202669
Mar 2026180
Apr 202630
May 202648
Jun 202669
Jul 20267
Aug 202613
Sep 202612

Popularity among Data visualization apps & tools

ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K VisiData 9.3K
ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K VisiData 9.3K
GitHub stars for VisiData and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ChartDB22,987
FlameGraph19,785
Data Formulator17,525
Sampler14,810
QGIS14,461
Gource13,159
VisiData9,317

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VisiData FAQ

Is VisiData open source?

Yes. VisiData is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is VisiData still maintained?

Yes. VisiData is actively developed, with 576 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 6 days ago.

How do I install VisiData?

From PyPI: pip install visidata.

What are the best alternatives to VisiData?

The most popular alternatives listed in Data visualization apps & tools are ChartDB, FlameGraph, and Data Formulator. See the full ranking.

What language is VisiData written in?

VisiData is primarily written in Python, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, PyPI. Updated Oct 4, 2026.