Extract Column from CSV/TSV - Online Column Extractor
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Extract a specific column from CSV, TSV, or delimited text data.
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Examples
Name,Email,Phone John,john@email.com,555-1234 Jane,jane@email.com,555-5678
john@email.com jane@email.com
ID Product Price 001 Widget 9.99 002 Gadget 19.99
Product Widget Gadget
red|large|10 blue|small|5 green|medium|8
large small medium
Why Use This Tool?
What problems does this solve?
Extracting specific columns from CSV or tabular data without spreadsheet software is cumbersome. This tool pulls out any column instantly.
Common use cases:
- Extracting specific fields from CSV exports
- Pulling single columns from tabular data
- Isolating data fields for processing
Who benefits from this tool?
Data analysts working with CSV files. Developers processing structured data. Anyone needing specific columns without opening spreadsheets.
Privacy first: All processing happens in your browser. Your data never leaves your device.
Frequently Asked Questions
Enter the column number starting from 1 (not 0). So for data like "name,email,phone", column 1 is name, column 2 is email, and column 3 is phone. You can also extract multiple columns by specifying a range or comma-separated list.
Rows that don't have enough columns for your requested column number are safely skipped. The tool extracts what it can without causing errors, making it robust for inconsistent real-world data.
This tool performs simple delimiter-based splitting. For CSV files with commas inside quoted fields (like "Smith, John"), use our CSV to JSON converter which properly handles RFC 4180 compliant CSV with quotes.
Toggle the "Skip first row" option to exclude the header from your extracted results. This gives you only the data values without the column name.
Yes, you can specify multiple column numbers separated by commas. The extracted columns are combined in the order you specify, allowing you to reorder or subset your data.
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