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A fast terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings
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…https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47662658 New takes: https://github.com/zaphar/sheetsui https://github.com/garritfra/cell
comment by nhatcher · 2026-04-27 · in L123: A Lotus 1-2-3–style terminal spreadsheet with modern Excel compatibility -
…feedback. I opened two issues to track this: Use numerically stable algorithms for SUM and AVERAGE: https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/43 Keystrokes doubled in Windows Terminal: https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/44 Thanks!
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
I fully agree that this should be on the roadmap: https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/21 Thanks for bringing this up!
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
…`::` in the COMMAND line. Then, every key I press gets doubled. This means I cannot `:q!`. :-) [1]: https://github.com/garritfra/cell/blob/99b0afc7a60a871b27452... [2]: https://www.nu42.com/2015/03/how-you-average-numbers.html [3]:…
comment by nanis · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
Thank you! I fully agree with your request. Added it to the roadmap: https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/20
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
…towards a stable API. Nonetheless, I think it's an intersting discussion to put on the roadmap: https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/23 (RFC sketched out by AI) Thanks!
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
…XLSX and ODS support won't be trivial, but I see the value of having it. I added it to the roadmap: https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/22 Regarding your question: This idea has been sitting on my todo list [1] for over 3 years now. I…
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
…is a tempting MVP. SPARKLINE(range) is the natural follow-up once the abstraction settles. #17 — https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/17 #18 — https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/18
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
Cell is heavily inspired by this project. FWIW, I added a comparison chart to the README: https://github.com/garritfra/cell#comparison-with-sc-im
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
…before optimizing. AST caching on Cell is the obvious next step once #7 confirms parsing dominates. https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/8 https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/7 Dependency tracking. The bigger smell is in…
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
Huh, I haven't thought about that yet, but I like it. I opened an issue to track this: https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/11 I'd have to look into the tools you mentioned to really understand all the details. Thanks!
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
Love this idea! I created a GH issue for this: https://github.com/garritfra/cell/issues/6 I'll try to add this ASAP. :)
comment by garritfra · 2026-04-27 · in Show HN: A terminal spreadsheet editor with Vim keybindings -
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