Convert CSV to Parquet
Convert CSV into columnar Parquet format for efficient storage
Converting the other way? Use the Parquet to CSV converter. Want to inspect the result? Open it in the Parquet Viewer. Need to convert another format? Search all of our CSV converters.
CSV Input
Drop a CSV file here or
Only the first file is used if multiple are dropped.
The request is made directly from your browser. No proxy is used.
Parquet Output
Provide CSV data to generate a Parquet file.
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How to Use This Tool
Use this tool when you need Parquet’s columnar storage instead of row-based CSV. Parquet files are smaller, carry a typed schema, and load dramatically faster in analytics tools like pandas, Spark, and DuckDB — which is why they are the standard interchange format for data pipelines and lakehouse storage.
The converter accepts pasted CSV text, local files, or a CSV URL. The first row becomes the column names, types are inferred per column (numbers become DOUBLE, true/false becomes BOOLEAN, everything else stays STRING), and the whole conversion runs client-side in your browser.
- Step 1 — Paste CSV, drop a file, or fetch a URL in the CSV Input panel.
- Step 2 — Choose a compression codec (Snappy recommended) and whether to infer column types.
- Step 3 — Click Download .parquet and use the file in pandas, Spark, DuckDB, or our Parquet Viewer.