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Convert CSV to YAML

Turn your CSV files into YAML in seconds. Everything happens in your browser: nothing is uploaded to any server.

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Or paste them with Ctrl+V. They never leave your device.

Why convert CSV to YAML?

It has a single sheet, no formatting or formulas, and accented characters sometimes break. As YAML it is readable and ready for a configuration file.

About the formats

CSV, tables as plain text

CSV stores a table as text: one row per line with columns separated by commas (or semicolons in some locales).

Strengths: Every spreadsheet, database and app can import it.

Limits: It has a single sheet, no formatting or formulas, and accented characters sometimes break.

YAML, readable configuration

YAML represents the same data as JSON but with indentation instead of braces, meant to be read and written by hand.

Strengths: It is the configuration format of Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions and many tools.

Limits: Indentation matters: one extra space changes the meaning.

How to convert CSV to YAML

  1. 1Drop your CSV files in the box, paste them or pick them from your device.
  2. 2Check that the target is YAML and open the options if you want to adjust it.
  3. 3Press “Convert” and download each YAML, or all of them in a ZIP.

Frequently asked questions

Is my CSV uploaded to a server to turn it into YAML?

No. The CSV to YAML conversion runs entirely in your browser, with code downloaded from this site and executed on your device. You can check it in the Network tab of the developer tools or by going offline after the page loads.

My CSV shows broken accented characters, what can I do?

Open the options and pick the “Windows (Western European)” encoding, which older Excel versions use for CSV. UTF-8 files are detected automatically.

Is there a size limit?

Up to 1 GB on desktop and about 200 MB on mobile, although a huge spreadsheet may take a few seconds.

Can I convert several CSV files at once?

Yes. Drop as many CSV files as you like: several are converted at the same time, depending on your processor cores, and when they finish you can download each YAML or all of them in a ZIP.

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