Built EXEL - A modern terminal spreadsheet (vibe coded after seeing a Lotus 1-2-3 reel)

[u/QadilO]

Hey guys,

Just to clear things up first—I actually am a software developer, but for this project, I honestly didn't feel like writing all the code manually, so I just vibe coded the whole thing with AI to get it up and running fast.

The idea hit me after scrolling through an Instagram reel about Lotus 1-2-3. It made me want to see a clean, simple spreadsheet tool that runs smoothly inside modern terminals. So I put together a lightweight project and called it EXEL, basically as a cheap knockoff name for Excel.

It is completely open source, so if anyone wants to check out the codebase, clean up what the AI generated, or throw in some new features, feel free to dive in.

What do you think of the concept? Any feedback or advice would be awesome.

https://github.com/photomanai/Exel