Data

TSV files

Like CSV, but values are separated by tabs, so commas inside values don’t need quoting.

Full name
Tab-separated values
File extension
.tsv
Best for
Tables with commas in the data; pasting into spreadsheets
Opens in
Excel, Numbers, Google Sheets and most data tools
In FileFlip
Opens and saves

Good at

  • Commas in values are no problem
  • Pastes cleanly into spreadsheets

Not so good at

  • Less common than CSV

TSV in FileFlip

FileFlip opens TSV files and saves to TSV.

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