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TSV to GeoJSON converter, without the upload.

Turn TSV spreadsheets into GeoJSON. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

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How to convert TSV to GeoJSON

  1. Add your TSV spreadsheets

    Drop TSV files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. GeoJSON is already chosen

    Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the GeoJSON, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The TSV to GeoJSON converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your spreadsheets are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

TSV to GeoJSON: what to expect

TSV is less widely recognised by double-click than CSV or XLSX. GeoJSON is plain JSON that web maps and GIS software read directly. TSV is at home in tabular data whose values contain commas; GeoJSON is the usual choice for points, lines and areas on the web.

Every format is read into plain GeoJSON features and written out from there, so coordinates, names and properties carry over wherever the target has a place for them. The first row must name a latitude and a longitude column (lat, latitude, lon, lng, longitude and similar); name, elevation and time columns are recognised, and every other column becomes a property. A row with no valid coordinates stops the conversion and is named. Coordinates are written longitude first, then latitude, as GeoJSON requires. Coordinates outside the latitude and longitude range are refused, since the file is probably in a projected coordinate system.

TSV vs GeoJSON

TSV

TSV spreadsheet

TSV is the same idea as CSV with tabs between values, which avoids quoting problems when the data itself contains commas. It is common in scientific and export tooling.

Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, databases and any text editor

TSV converter
GEOJSON

GeoJSON map data

GeoJSON describes geographic features, points, lines and polygons, with their properties as plain JSON. It is the standard format for web maps. Coordinates are in WGS 84 and written longitude first, then latitude, the reverse of how most people say them.

Opens in QGIS, Leaflet, Mapbox, geojson.io, GitHub's map view and most GIS tools

GeoJSON converter
TSV compared with GeoJSON
TSVTSV spreadsheetGEOJSONGeoJSON map data
Stands forTab-Separated ValuesGeoJSON
TypePlain-text tableGeographic data
CompressionNoneNone (JSON text)
IntroducedThe 1970s, by no single author (registered with IANA in 1993)2008, by the IETF (RFC 7946), from a community specification
Opens inExcel, Google Sheets, databases and any text editorQGIS, Leaflet, Mapbox, geojson.io, GitHub's map view and most GIS tools
Best forTabular data whose values contain commasPoints, lines and areas on the web
File extension.tsv, .tab.geojson

Questions

Are my spreadsheets uploaded anywhere?

No. The TSV to GeoJSON conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting TSV to GeoJSON?

The values are kept. Anything GeoJSON has no way to express, such as formatting, formulas or nesting, is simplified or left out.

Can I convert several TSV files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert TSV to GeoJSON on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the TSV file, press Convert and save the GeoJSON. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. Files up to 150 MB are accepted; a larger file is refused with a message. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.