Processed locally — your file never leaves your device
Parquet to CSV Converter
Convert Apache Parquet files to CSV entirely in your browser, without installing Python, pandas or DuckDB.
Parquet
Drop a spreadsheet or data file hereor click to choose a file from your deviceNothing is uploaded — everything happens on your device.
How it works
- Select or drop a .parquet file.
- It's read locally by a SQL engine running inside your browser.
- Download the resulting .csv file.
Frequently asked questions
- Is my Parquet file uploaded?
- No. Parquet is read on your device by DuckDB compiled to WebAssembly — a real analytical database engine running inside the browser tab, not a server.
- Why is this unusual?
- Parquet is a columnar binary format, so opening one normally means installing Python with pandas, or DuckDB, or a cloud tool. Doing it in a browser tab without uploading is the part most alternatives can't offer.
- Is there a size limit?
- Converting to CSV materializes the whole dataset in memory, so it's bounded by your device's RAM rather than a fixed cap. If you only want to look at a large file, the Parquet Viewer pages through it without materializing it.
- Are compressed Parquet files supported?
- Yes. Snappy, gzip and zstd compression are handled by the engine automatically — you don't need to decompress anything first.