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Dev tools · November 17, 2025

Parqeye – A CLI tool to visualize and inspect Parquet files

I built a Rust-based CLI/terminal UI for inspecting Parquet files—data, metadata, and row-group-level structure—right from the terminal. If someone sent me a Parquet file, I used to open DuckDB or Polars just to see what was inside. Now I can do it with one command. Repo: https://github.com/kaushiksrini/parqeye

Parqeye – A CLI tool to visualize and inspect Parquet files launched on November 17, 2025 with 167 votes, #170 of 9,796 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

Parqeye is a Rust-based command-line tool that lets users inspect Parquet files directly from the terminal. It displays file data, metadata, and row-group-level structure without requiring separate data analysis tools. Designed for developers and data engineers who frequently work with Parquet files, it eliminates the need to open DuckDB or Polars just to examine file contents.

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From the sources

Peek inside Parquet files right from your terminal - kaushiksrini/parqeye

parqeye lets you peek inside your Parquet files. Instantly inspect their contents, schema, and metadata — right from your terminal. uvx parqeye <path-to-parquet-file> Installation Cargo If you use Rust, build directly from crates.io brew install parqeye Windows parqeye is available on winget for Windows. You can install using: winget install -- id kaushiksrini.parqeye Build from Source You can build from source by downloading the repository and running the following command: cargo build --release Direct Download You can download the latest release from the Releasesfrom github.com

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