csvzall Lite

Create, view, and edit CSV files directly inside Obsidian on desktop and mobile with the bundled csvzall WASM viewer.

csvzall Lite is a lightweight alternative to csvzall for Obsidian for people who need basic CSV viewing and editing. It works on computers, phones, and tablets without installing a helper binary or running a local server.

If csvzall Lite saves you time, please star this repository. It helps other Obsidian users find the plugin and helps me gauge demand for continued support.

What It Does

• Creates new CSV files from the command palette, ribbon, or folder menu.
• Opens .csv files in an Obsidian pane on desktop and mobile.
• Loads the bundled WASM viewer without installing a desktop helper binary.
• Supports basic CSV editing and saving back to the vault file.
• Includes an Obsidian-style mobile toolbar button for opening navigation.

Requirements

• Obsidian on desktop or mobile.
• A local or synced Obsidian vault.
• No external csvzall binary is required.

Desktop Version

For desktop-native features such as chart generation, SQLite queries, large-file viewing through the native helper process, and managed helper binary updates, install csvzall for Obsidian.

On desktop, enable either csvzall Lite for the bundled basic editor or csvzall for the native features. Keep only one enabled at a time because both register as the CSV file handler. On phones and tablets, use csvzall Lite.

Privacy and Network Use

csvzall Lite does not collect telemetry and does not download executable code at runtime. The WASM viewer assets are embedded in main.js and materialized into the plugin directory when the plugin loads.

Limitations

• This plugin focuses on CSV creation, viewing, and editing on both platforms.
• Charts, SQLite queries, and desktop helper-process features live in the desktop plugin.
• Very large files may still exceed what a mobile device can comfortably hold in memory.

Development

This repository is generated from vincentlaucsb/obsidian-csvzall. The TypeScript source snapshot used for review lives in mobile-src/ and src/. Do not edit generated plugin assets or source snapshots here by hand; make source changes in the desktop/source repository and sync this distribution repo.