# cell terminal spreadsheet editor

12 Hacker News commenters recommended cell terminal spreadsheet editor and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Quick, low-latency spreadsheet in the terminal with Vim keybindings, so you can skip Google Sheets or Emacs org-table. Critics report doubled characters on input.

## Why people recommend it

- Enthusiastic praise from commenters (3 comments): "Very cool, I was just wishing for a tool like this today." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47925059)) "This is fantastic thanks for your work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47924988)) "Pretty cool project! Congrats." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47921430))
- Fast, minimal option for quick tables (2 comments): "pretty cool, most of the time I don't want to spin emacs org-table nor google sheets for a quick table" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47658220)) "I often want a low-latency, minimal-feeling option for this sort of thing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47921639))
- Clean alignment and scannable layout (2 comments): "The cell alignment and overall scannability are excellent." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47931961)) "Looks very nice at first glance." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47921539))

## 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, "cell terminal spreadsheet editor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/terminal-spreadsheet-editor-with-vim-keybindings/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).