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TSV Column Swapper

World's Simplest TSV Tool

Simple and free online TSV column swapper. Just paste a TSV table and choose two columns to move into each other's positions. You can select columns by position or header name, clean up comments and empty rows, and control how incomplete TSV rows are handled. Created by programmers from team Browserling.

TSV Column Swapper

World's Simplest TSV Tool

Simple and free online TSV column swapper. Just paste a TSV table and choose two columns to move into each other's positions. You can select columns by position or header name, clean up comments and empty rows, and control how incomplete TSV rows are handled. Created by programmers from team Browserling.

Tool Options

First Swap Column

Enter the position of the first column to swap. Use -1 for the last TSV column.
Enter the header name of the first column to swap.

Second Swap Column

Enter the position of the second column to swap. Use -1 for the last TSV column.
Enter the header name of the second column to swap.

Missing TSV Fields

Decide how rows with missing TSV fields should be handled.
Text used to fill missing TSV fields.

Comments and Empty Rows

Remove TSV rows that start with the marker entered below.
Marker used to identify comment rows, such as # or //.
Remove blank TSV rows.

What Is a TSV Column Swapper?

This online tool changes the order of Tab Separated Values (TSV) data by swapping two columns. You can choose the first and second swap columns by their column positions, such as 1 and 4, or use negative positions, such as -1 for the last TSV column and -2 for the second column from the end. If your TSV table has a header row, you can select either column by its exact header name instead of a position. This makes it easy to move important fields into better positions, place related columns next to each other, or fix TSV data whose columns appear in the wrong order. If some rows have fewer fields than the columns you want to swap, the tool can leave those short rows unchanged, fill missing fields with empty values, or insert a custom field value such as "N/A", "null", "missing", or "x". For cleaner output, you can remove comment rows that start with a marker such as "#" or "//", and you can also remove empty rows. The result remains tab-delimited, so you can paste it back into spreadsheets, import it into databases, or use it in scripts that work with TSV data. Tsv-abulous!

What Is a TSV Column Swapper?

This online tool changes the order of Tab Separated Values (TSV) data by swapping two columns. You can choose the first and second swap columns by their column positions, such as 1 and 4, or use negative positions, such as -1 for the last TSV column and -2 for the second column from the end. If your TSV table has a header row, you can select either column by its exact header name instead of a position. This makes it easy to move important fields into better positions, place related columns next to each other, or fix TSV data whose columns appear in the wrong order. If some rows have fewer fields than the columns you want to swap, the tool can leave those short rows unchanged, fill missing fields with empty values, or insert a custom field value such as "N/A", "null", "missing", or "x". For cleaner output, you can remove comment rows that start with a marker such as "#" or "//", and you can also remove empty rows. The result remains tab-delimited, so you can paste it back into spreadsheets, import it into databases, or use it in scripts that work with TSV data. Tsv-abulous!


TSV Column Swapper Examples

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Swap a Quarter Column with the Last Column

In this example, we use a five-column TSV sales table. We swap column 2 with column -1, where -1 means the last TSV column. This moves the manager's name next to the month and sends the quarter values to the final column.

month quarter region units manager Jan Q1 North 120 Marta Feb Q1 West 98 Dion Mar Q1 East 143 Sana
month manager region units quarter Jan Marta North 120 Q1 Feb Dion West 98 Q1 Mar Sana East 143 Q1
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Enter the position of the first column to swap. Use -1 for the last TSV column.
Enter the header name of the first column to swap.
Enter the position of the second column to swap. Use -1 for the last TSV column.
Enter the header name of the second column to swap.
Decide how rows with missing TSV fields should be handled.
Text used to fill missing TSV fields.
Remove TSV rows that start with the marker entered below.
Marker used to identify comment rows, such as # or //.
Remove blank TSV rows.
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Swap Ferry Status and Arrival Columns

This example swaps two columns by matching their header names. The ferry schedule has four columns, and the third data row is shorter than the others because the status value is missing. We swap the "status" and "arrival" headers and use a custom placeholder, so the short row receives the word "unknown" in the newly created status field.

dock arrival crew status Seaside 08:10 Blue On time Canal 08:35 Green Harbor 09:05 Gold Delayed
dock status crew arrival Seaside On time Blue 08:10 Canal unknown Green 08:35 Harbor Delayed Gold 09:05
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Enter the position of the first column to swap. Use -1 for the last TSV column.
Enter the header name of the first column to swap.
Enter the position of the second column to swap. Use -1 for the last TSV column.
Enter the header name of the second column to swap.
Decide how rows with missing TSV fields should be handled.
Text used to fill missing TSV fields.
Remove TSV rows that start with the marker entered below.
Marker used to identify comment rows, such as # or //.
Remove blank TSV rows.
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Swap Task State and Owner Fields

In this example, we work with a compact three-column TSV task list. The input contains a comment row and a blank row, so the cleanup options remove both from the result. Then we swap columns 2 and 3, placing each task state before the owner's name.

task owner state // setup note Primer Jules ready Varnish Kira waiting Labels Oren done
task state owner Primer ready Jules Varnish waiting Kira Labels done Oren
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Enter the position of the first column to swap. Use -1 for the last TSV column.
Enter the header name of the first column to swap.
Enter the position of the second column to swap. Use -1 for the last TSV column.
Enter the header name of the second column to swap.
Decide how rows with missing TSV fields should be handled.
Text used to fill missing TSV fields.
Remove TSV rows that start with the marker entered below.
Marker used to identify comment rows, such as # or //.
Remove blank TSV rows.

Pro tips Master online tsv tools

You can pass input to this tool via ?input query argument and it will automatically compute output. Here's how to type it in your browser's address bar. Click to try!

https://onlinetools.com/tsv/swap-tsv-columns?input=month%09quarter%09region%09units%09manager%0AJan%09Q1%09North%09120%09Marta%0AFeb%09Q1%09West%0998%09Dion%0AMar%09Q1%09East%09143%09Sana&use-column-number-from=true&column-number-from=2&use-column-name-from=false&column-name-from=quarter&use-column-number-to=true&column-number-to=-1&use-column-name-to=false&column-name-to=manager&incomplete-format=leave-incomplete&custom-value=NA&remove-comments=true&comment-character=%2523&remove-empty-lines=true

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Convert a TSV file to a PSV (Pipe Separated Values) file.

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Convert a PSV (Pipe Separated Values) file to a TSV file.

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Merge TSV Files

Merge together two Tab Separated Values files.

Delete Empty TSV Columns

Remove columns that have no values in a TSV file.

Delete Empty TSV Rows

Remove rows that have no values in a TSV file.

Delete Empty TSV Lines

Remove lines in a TSV file that are blank.

Delete TSV Comments

Delete TSV lines that are comments.

Filter TSV Data

Filter rows and columns that match a pattern.

Find Values in TSV

Find certain values in TSV cells.

Find Duplicate TSV Rows

Extract repeated rows in a TSV file.

Merge Duplicate TSV Rows

Combine duplicate rows in a TSV file.

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Delete Duplicate TSV Rows

Delete duplicate rows from a TSV file.

Compress TSV

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Diff two TSV files and visually display the differences.

Rotate TSV Columns

Rotate TSV columns to the left or right.

Rotate TSV Rows

Rotate TSV rows up or down.

Cut a TSV File

Cut a fragment from a TSV file.

Slice a TSV File

Extract a slice (rows/columns/cells) of a TSV file.

Randomize TSV Values

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Randomize TSV Columns

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Randomize TSV Rows

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Sort TSV Rows

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Count TSV Columns

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Open a TSV File

Open a TSV file directly in your browser.


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