Is Loam a replacement for Excel?

Not for every job. Excel is a spreadsheet for formulas and cell-by-cell models. Loam helps you view CSV or TSV exports, correct values, and ask questions about your data. Keep formula-based work in Excel, and use Loam when you want your AI grounded in exported data.

What's a good Excel alternative for CSV or TSV exports?

The free viewer opens CSV and TSV exports up to 50 MB in your browser. You can sort, filter, and export the active view. To ask questions, upload the file separately in the chat tool.

Can I edit values like I do in a spreadsheet?

You can correct individual values in Loam, but it is not a formula grid. It does not recalculate formulas, build pivot tables, or run macros. Keep formula-based models in Excel.

How does Loam keep my AI from making up numbers?

Loam runs SQL against your uploaded data and returns the result to your AI. In Loam chat, you can inspect the returned result rows.

View your CSV or TSV export, then ground your AI.

Q: Can I try it without signing up?

Yes. The free viewer opens CSV and TSV exports up to 50 MB. Your file contents are parsed in your browser and are not uploaded to Loam. To ask questions, upload the file separately in the chat tool or start with Loam.

Excel is a great tool for formulas and models. When you want to inspect exported data or ask a new question, Loam gives you another path. Preview a CSV or TSV export up to 50 MB here. To ask your AI about it, upload the file separately in the chat tool. Loam runs SQL against your data and returns the result to your AI.

Drop a CSV or TSV export up to 50 MB to see every row

Your file contents are parsed in your browser and are not uploaded to Loam.

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Inspect a CSV or TSV export in your browser

The free viewer opens CSV and TSV exports up to 50 MB in your browser. You can sort rows, filter values, and export the active view. Your file contents are parsed in your browser and are not uploaded to Loam.

Ask a new question in the chat tool

The free viewer and chat tool are separate. To ask questions, open the chat tool and upload a CSV or TSV there. The free chat tool sends up to the first 200 lines after the header to an AI service and asks it to cite supporting lines; it does not run or display SQL.

Use each tool for what it does best

Excel is designed for formulas, cell-by-cell models, pivot tables, and macros. Keep that work there. Use the free viewer to inspect a CSV or TSV export, and use Loam when you want your AI grounded in real business data.

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