CSV
Comma-Separated Values
In one sentenceA plain-text spreadsheet: one row per line, columns separated by commas. The universal format for moving lists between tools.
What it means
CSV files open in Excel and Google Sheets and import into almost every CRM, email tool and database. They have no formatting or formulas, just data.
Your LinkedIn connections export, most lead lists and many AI outputs are CSVs.
How to use it
- Upload a CSV to an AI with data analysis turned on and ask questions: "Which industries are most common in my connections?"
- Ask AI to clean a CSV: fix capitalization, split full names, remove duplicates, flag missing emails.
- Ask AI to output results as CSV so you can paste straight into a spreadsheet.
In evyAI
evyAI's free CSV Explorer opens big CSVs (and ZIPs of them) in your browser for sorting, filtering and copying.
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