Data

CSV files

Spreadsheet data as plain text: one row per line, values separated by commas. Almost every spreadsheet, database and analytics tool reads and writes CSV.

Full name
Comma-separated values
File extension
.csv
Best for
Moving tables between spreadsheets, databases and tools
Opens in
Excel, Numbers, Google Sheets and most databases
In FileFlip
Opens and saves

Good at

  • Opens almost anywhere
  • Simple and readable

Not so good at

  • No data types or formatting
  • Commas inside values need quoting

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