Does TSV Row Count upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. TSV Row Count runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Non-empty TSV text.

Should I use CSV Row Count instead of TSV Row Count?

Use TSV Row Count when you need Count non-empty TSV rows. Use CSV Row Count when you need Count non-empty CSV rows. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.

TSV Row Count

Count non-empty TSV rows.

Counts trimmed non-empty lines in TSV text. Unlike CSV Row Count this is for tabs. Empty fails.

What TSV Row Count does

Counts trimmed non-empty lines in TSV text. Unlike CSV Row Count this is for tabs. Empty fails.

TSV Row Count sits in the Convert group on purpose. It is not CSV Row Count (Count non-empty CSV rows.) and not TSV to CSV (Convert tab-separated values to CSV.). Choose this page when you need Count non-empty TSV rows. If you stretch TSV Row Count into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use TSV Row Count

Keep this tab on TSV Row Count (/convert/tsv-row-count). Pasting into the wrong Convert tool (for example CSV Row Count) changes the job.
Paste or type the input TSV Row Count expects. Path hint: convert · tsv row count. Count non-empty TSV rows.
Apply the TSV Row Count action only. TSV to CSV is a different transform (Convert tab-separated values to CSV.). Counts trimmed non-empty lines in TSV text. Unlike CSV Row Count this is for tabs. Empty fails.
Copy the output of TSV Row Count if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Non-empty TSV text.
If the text job is actually Count non-empty CSV rows., leave TSV Row Count and open CSV Row Count.

When not to use TSV Row Count

Skip TSV Row Count when a neighbor tool matches better — start with CSV Row Count or TSV to CSV — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Counts trimmed non-empty lines in TSV text. Unlike CSV Row Count this is for tabs. Empty fails.

Questions about TSV Row Count

What does TSV Row Count do that other Convert pages on this site do not?: Counts trimmed non-empty lines in TSV text. Unlike CSV Row Count this is for tabs. Empty fails. Short version: Count non-empty TSV rows.
Does TSV Row Count upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. TSV Row Count runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Non-empty TSV text.
Should I use CSV Row Count instead of TSV Row Count?: Use TSV Row Count when you need Count non-empty TSV rows. Use CSV Row Count when you need Count non-empty CSV rows. They share a category (Convert) but not the same job.
What are the limits of TSV Row Count?: Non-empty TSV text. Also: Counts trimmed non-empty lines in TSV text. Unlike CSV Row Count this is for tabs. Empty fails.