# sc-im

9 Hacker News commenters recommended sc-im and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings; people like being able to open files in it. Common caveat: it is buggy and sometimes crashes.

## What people warn about

- Buggy and sometimes crashes (3 comments): "It's pretty neat but does have a number of bugs." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47663231)) "It's also a bit buggy currently." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47664521)) "lots of bugs and crashes last time I tried it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47664677))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Microsoft Excel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-excel.md): 339 recommend
- [Google Sheets](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-sheets.md): 92 recommend
- [Lotus 1-2-3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lotus-1-2-3.md): 34 recommend
- [LibreOffice Calc](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libreoffice-calc.md): 32 recommend
- [Numbers by Apple](https://hackerapproved.com/p/numbers.md): 27 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "sc-im", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sc-im/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).