Convert TSV Files on Mac
TSV (Tab-Separated Values) is a spreadsheet format using the .tsv extension. Consul converts TSV files to 6 other formats, and 7 formats to TSV. Rename a file's extension in Finder and Consul handles the conversion automatically.
What is TSV?
TSV (Tab-Separated Values) is a plain-text tabular format identical to CSV except that fields are separated by tab characters instead of commas, which sidesteps the need to quote values that contain commas. It's common in bioinformatics and data-export pipelines.
TSV files are stored uncompressed. Nothing is lost to encoding, though they can take more disk space than compressed formats.
Opening TSV files on a Mac
Quick Look previews TSV files. Select one in Finder and press Space.
TSV is plain text, so Quick Look and TextEdit open it; Numbers imports it into a spreadsheet when it's installed.
Consul supports 13 conversions for TSV
Consul is the easiest way to convert TSV files on your Mac, or to turn other files into TSV. Rename file.tsv to change its extension, and Consul converts it automatically.