Install

Download VisiGrid to get both the desktop app and the CLI (vgrid).

Quick install (CLI only)

curl -fsSL https://get.visigrid.app/install.sh | sh

Detects your OS and architecture, downloads the latest vgrid binary from GitHub Releases, and installs to ~/.local/bin. Supports Linux (x86_64, aarch64) and macOS (universal).

To customize the install location:

VGRID_INSTALL_DIR=/usr/local/bin curl -fsSL https://get.visigrid.app/install.sh | sh

Package managers

# macOS
brew install --cask visigrid/tap/visigrid

# Linux (Arch)
yay -S visigrid-bin

Direct download

Download from GitHub Releases:

• macOS — Universal binary (Beta)
• Windows — x64 installer (Alpha)
• Linux — x86_64 / aarch64 tarball (Alpha)

The CLI (vgrid) is included with every download.

Verify it works

# Sum a column
echo -e "10\n20\n30" | vgrid calc "=SUM(A:A)" --from lines

# Convert CSV to JSON
vgrid convert data.csv -t json --headers

# Filter rows — no awk required
vgrid convert data.csv -t csv --headers --where 'Status=Pending'

# Diff two files
vgrid diff before.csv after.csv --key name

# Diff with one side from stdin
cat export.csv | vgrid diff - baseline.csv --key id

# Replay a provenance script
vgrid replay audit-trail.lua --verify

See the full Commands reference for all options.