Hi HN! I just released xleak, a terminal-based Excel viewer written in Rust.
I was inspired by working with spreadsheets and word documents on the command line and wanted something faster than opening Excel/LibreOffice. It supports .xlsx, .xls, .xlsm, .xlsb, and .ods files.
Key features:
– Interactive TUI with full keyboard navigation (vim-style search with / and n/N)
– View Excel formulas in cells
– Copy cells/rows to clipboard
– Export to CSV, JSON, or text
– Lazy loading for large files (1000+ rows)
– Jump to any cell (e.g., “A100”, “500”, or “10,5”)
Built with the calamine crate for fast Excel parsing and ratatui for the TUI.
Installation: cargo install xleak, or Homebrew, Nix, or pre-built binaries.
Would love feedback on features or use cases I’m missing!
GitHub: https://github.com/bgreenwell/xleak
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45862480
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Source: github.com
