diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/tidy-viewer/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/tidy-viewer/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..efa1784e7bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/tidy-viewer/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  pname = "tidy-viewer";
+  version = "0.0.21";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "alexhallam";
+    repo = "tv";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "1zjnc2b9y2f6x114svp31r1lzkak4xfn71qrxch30mq2aj4yzd2l";
+  };
+
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-M6HInLevKvF4zBNe+Sg8fQK6koefRaO0l5AcrFhH+vI=";
+
+  # this test parses command line arguments
+  # error: Found argument '--test-threads' which wasn't expected, or isn't valid in this context
+  checkFlags = [
+    "--skip=build_reader_can_create_reader_without_file_specified"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A cross-platform CLI csv pretty printer that uses column styling to maximize viewer enjoyment";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/alexhallam/tv";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/alexhallam/tv/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    license = licenses.unlicense;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ figsoda ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 25235e11d6c9..85a0ea292a6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9775,6 +9775,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   thinkpad-scripts = python3.pkgs.callPackage ../tools/misc/thinkpad-scripts { };
 
+  tidy-viewer = callPackage ../tools/text/tidy-viewer { };
+
   tiled = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/editors/tiled { };
 
   tiledb = callPackage ../development/libraries/tiledb { };