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DSS, a lightweight TUI spreadsheet editor and dashboard in Go

  • Hacker News

Hi there, I tried to build a CLI tool to edit and visualize Excel/CSV files directly in the terminal, I called it "dss". I did it for fun to tweak spreadsheet formulas without leaving my terminal or opening heavy GUI apps. It is an interactive editor of sheets with charts and...

  • Published: Apr 26, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 26, 2026
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Hi there, I tried to build a CLI tool to edit and visualize Excel/CSV files directly in the terminal, I called it "dss". I did it for fun to tweak spreadsheet formulas without leaving my terminal or opening heavy GUI apps. It is an interactive editor of sheets with charts and...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/VincenzoManto/DSSGo.
  • Description: Hi there, I tried to build a CLI tool to edit and visualize Excel/CSV files directly in the terminal, I called it "dss". I did it for fun to tweak spreadsheet formulas without leaving my terminal or opening heavy GUI....
  • GitHub repository is linked as vincenzomanto/dssgo.
  • Listed on Hacker News as "DSS, a lightweight TUI spreadsheet editor and dashboard in Go".
  • Source description: Hi there, I tried to build a CLI tool to edit and visualize Excel/CSV files directly in the terminal, I called it "dss". I did it for fun to tweak spreadsheet formulas without leaving my terminal or opening heavy GUI....

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-26).
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/VincenzoManto/DSSGo.
  • Description: Hi there, I tried to build a CLI tool to edit and visualize Excel/CSV files directly in the terminal, I called it "dss". I did it for fun to tweak spreadsheet formulas without leaving my terminal or opening heavy GUI....

Why Now

DSS, a lightweight TUI spreadsheet editor and dashboard in Go is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently medium (49/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

34.1

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

6

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "DSS, a lightweight TUI spreadsheet editor and dashboard in Go".
  • Source description: Hi there, I tried to build a CLI tool to edit and visualize Excel/CSV files directly in the terminal, I called it "dss". I did it for fun to tweak spreadsheet formulas without leaving my terminal or opening heavy GUI....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-26.
  • Description: Hi there, I tried to build a CLI tool to edit and visualize Excel/CSV files directly in the terminal, I called it "dss". I did it for fun to tweak spreadsheet formulas without leaving my terminal or opening heavy GUI....
  • GitHub repository is linked as vincenzomanto/dssgo.
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/VincenzoManto/DSSGo.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-26).
  • A public GitHub repo is available for direct technical review.
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

  • Public code access can lower evaluation friction for developer audiences.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Release cadence cannot be confirmed unless a changelog or release link is explicitly provided.

Evidence Snapshots

DSS, a lightweight TUI spreadsheet editor and dashboard in Go

Listed on Hacker News as "DSS, a lightweight TUI spreadsheet editor and dashboard in Go".

DSS, a lightweight TUI spreadsheet editor and dashboard in Go GitHub repository

GitHub repository is linked as vincenzomanto/dssgo.

DSS, a lightweight TUI spreadsheet editor and dashboard in Go official profile

Primary public product URL is https://github.com/VincenzoManto/DSSGo.

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