cell terminal spreadsheet editor
Ranked 7 of 12 spreadsheets by recommenders
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.
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.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Enthusiastic praise from commenters
“Very cool, I was just wishing for a tool like this today.”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings” “This is fantastic thanks for your work”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings” “Pretty cool project! Congrats.”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings” Fast, minimal option for quick tables
“pretty cool, most of the time I don't want to spin emacs org-table nor google sheets for a quick table”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Sheets Spreadsheets in Your Terminal” “I often want a low-latency, minimal-feeling option for this sort of thing.”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings” Clean alignment and scannable layout
“The cell alignment and overall scannability are excellent.”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings” “Looks very nice at first glance.”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings”
Other spreadsheets people recommend
The four most recommended other spreadsheets, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel | 339 | 292 | 54% | 12 | 30 yrs12 owners | — |
| Google Sheets | 92 | 54 | 63% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | — |
| Lotus 1-2-3 | 34 | 2 | 94% | 8 | — | Approved |
| LibreOffice Calc | 32 | 18 | 64% | 10 | 2 yrs3 owners | — |
| cell terminal spreadsheet editorThis page | 12 | 2 | 86% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“that works well in Windows Terminal now”
“Keeping the formula engine free of TUI dependencies makes it much easier”
“The cell alignment and overall scannability are excellent.”
“characters are doubled on input”
“how didn't come the idea up to me”
“Very cool, I was just wishing for a tool like this today.”
“This is fantastic thanks for your work”
“the current implementations are pretty naive”
“I often want a low-latency, minimal-feeling option for this sort of thing.”
“Looks very nice at first glance.”
“Pretty cool project! Congrats.”
“pretty cool, most of the time I don't want to spin emacs org-table nor google sheets for a quick table”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.