Parqui Documentation

Everything you need to know about Apache Parquet and the Parqui ecosystem — from a beginner's introduction to the file format, to embedding the viewer in React, Vue, or Angular apps.

Getting Started

New to Parquet? Start here. These guides explain the format, how to open files without writing code, and how Parquet compares to CSV.

What is a Parquet file?

The format explained — columnar storage, compression, schema evolution.

How to open a Parquet file

Five practical methods, from a one-click web viewer to Python and SQL.

Parquet vs CSV

When to use each, with size, speed, and compatibility benchmarks.

Embed Parqui in your app

Parqui ships native components for React, Vue, and Angular. All wrappers share the same core engine (@parqui/core) and offer identical functionality: virtual scrolling for millions of rows, column management, full-text search, and CSV/JSON export.

React

@parqui/react

React 18+

Vue

@parqui/vue

Vue 3.4+

Angular

@parqui/angular

Angular 21+

What you get

Virtual scrolling— Millions of rows at 60fps

Column filtering— By value, range, or pattern

Sorting— Click any column header

Full-text search— Across all columns

Column management— Show, hide, reorder, resize

Drag & drop— Drop .parquet files to open

Export to CSV / JSON— Honors active filter and sort

Lazy loading— Chunk-based, memory-safe

Licensing:Free for personal, educational, and open-source projects. Commercial use of the npm components requires a paid license starting from €49. View pricing →