CSV to TSV Converter - Convert CSV to TSV Format

The best & free online CSV to TSV converter converts the CSV string/CSV file format into the TSV string/TSV file format. Just copy and paste the CSV string, or upload the CSV file to convert it into a TSV string/TSV file format.

CSV stands for comma-separated value file, a delimited text file that stores the values, separated by commas. Each line in the CSV file contains the data record. And each record contains the fields that are separated with commas. That file extension is highly recommended to import/export the data and exchange the data with a spreadsheet and database.

The CSV file contains the .csv extension and is used with most spreadsheets programs, like Microsoft Excel or Google Spreadsheets.

The companies use that file extension to import/export a high volume of data from the database. Facebook and Google support that extension to upload the customer and other essential data in their advertisement platforms.

TSV stands for tab-separated value file, which stores the table data in the data columns separated by tabs. That file format represents the data separated by tabs in plain text format.

TSV file has file extension with .tsv or .tab name, and that file is often used to import and export the data and exchange the data with spreadsheet and database.

Each line in the TSV file is a data record. And each record consists of fields (filed is a string of characters) that are separated from each other by tabs. The first line contains the fields' names, and each line must have the same number of fields. A TSV file's content may include text, mathematical, scientific, or statistical data divided into rows and columns.

The .tsv file is in text form, but the TSV file is not expected to appear in a friendly tabular format when displayed or printed. However, the TSV file content can be exported on other spreadsheet formats like CSV and XLS using spreadsheet programs equipped with support for opening, editing, and exporting these TSV files.

The .tsv file can be launched with specific applications. .tsv files may be data files rather than documents or media, which means they are not meant to be viewed at all.

If you have the .tsv file on your PC, you can open it by simply double-clicking it. If the .tsv file is appropriately set up, then the application meant to open the file will open that file. If it's not, you have to properly set up the .tsv file with the program to open it. Or you have to purchase any application that can perform that task.

You can easily view the TSV file with the help of the following application

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office Excel
• Microsoft WordPad
• Microsoft Notepad
• File Viewer Plus
• LibreOffice

Even though both are file extensions and used for data exchange, but still, they are different from each other.

• CSV stands for comma-separated values, is a delimited text file that contains the values separated by commas. In contrast, TSV stands for tab-separated values, which stores the table data in the data columns separated by tabs.
• CSV files are used more in fields like machine learning, data analysis, deep learning. In contrast, TSV extension files are more efficient for many programming languages like JavaScript, TensorFlow, etc.
• CSV is in plain text format, and TSV is in tabular plain text format.
• It is not easy for humans to read the CSV file. In contrast, it is easy for humans to read the TSV file.
• However, TSV is more efficient than CSV because it likely would not screw with your data.
• Most software can open CSV. In contrast, the TSV file can be launched with specific applications.
• Sometimes, it is effortless to work with TSV rather than CSV.
• One problem with the CSV, that it often causes difficulties because of the need to escape characters. However, TSV achieves simplicity by simply disallowing tabs within fields.

Conversion is fun. The online tools help convert the CSV string/CSV file format into the TSV string/TSV file format.

To do this, do the following steps.

• Open the best & free online CSV to TSV converter.
• You can either copy-paste the CSV data, use the "Load from the URL" option, or use the "Browse" option to upload the CSV file.
• After uploading the CSV data, click on the "Convert to TSV" button.
• The tool will convert the CSV data into TSV format and provide you the results in the "Result" section.
• Please copy the TSV data, and paste it into the desired location for further use.

First, always use some sample data to check the working of the tool. To check the working of CSV to the TSV converter, do the following steps.

• Click on the "Load Sample Data" button.
• The sample data in the CSV format will appear in the upper section.
• Click on the "Convert to TSV" button.
• The tool will convert the CSV data into TSV format and provide you the results in the "Result" section.

Do we keep a copy of your data?

Protecting user trust is our top priority. We do not keep a copy of the source code that the user input for the CSV to TSV conversion.