Chat With CSV: AI Answers for CSV and Excel Files

A SQL-backed option for spreadsheet questions

If you want to ask plain-English questions about spreadsheet data, you have two reasonable options: paste the file into a chat assistant, or use a tool built for tabular questions. AskCSV is the second kind. Your question becomes a read-only SQL query that runs in your browser over the whole file, the totals and trends are computed in code from the result, and the generated SQL is displayed with each chart.

That matters for spreadsheet work because the answer is often a number someone will act on. A visible query lets you check the measure, filters, and grouping rather than trusting prose.

What happens to your file

The file is opened in your browser and stays in this site's storage for your account or guest session; it is not uploaded. Files and chats stay until you delete them or clear the site's data, and you can delete any file or chat at any time. AskCSV keeps what the AI sees to a minimum: to write the SQL and explain the result, the AI provider (OpenAI) gets only your question, the file's name and row count, the columns you chose to share with up to 10 sample rows, up to 100 rows of each query result plus summary figures, and the earlier messages in the chat — never the file itself. See what happens to your data.

What file should you use?

AskCSV accepts .csv, .tsv, delimited .txt, Excel .xlsx (every sheet), and pasted delimited data. From Google Sheets or Numbers, export the sheet as CSV first, and save older .xls files as .xlsx or CSV.

1. Add the sheet you want to analyze — as .xlsx, .csv, or .tsv.
2. Open AskCSV at / in any browser — nothing to install.
3. Open the file or paste delimited cells.
4. Ask a question such as "What were total sales by month?"

What AskCSV provides

• Plain-English questions without writing formulas or SQL
• Numbers, tables, and charts built from the actual query result, with the SQL shown
• $0.25 of credits to try it as a guest
• A $5/month subscription with $5 of usage included (about 100 answers); add credits from $10 (about 200 answers) when you need more

Results can be inaccurate or incomplete, so check the displayed SQL and verify important calculations before relying on them.

Try it with your own export

Open a CSV or Excel file you are authorized to use and ask your first question. No account is needed to try it, and the query behind the answer is on screen.