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Excel viewer

Open an Excel file (.xlsx or .xls), OpenDocument, Numbers or CSV spreadsheet and look through it in your browser, without Excel. You get a grid with column letters, row numbers, a formula bar and a tab for every sheet. Nothing is uploaded.

How to open an Excel file without Excel

  1. 1Drop a spreadsheet onto the page, or click to choose it
  2. 2Click a sheet tab to switch sheets, and click a cell to read it
  3. 3Switch to Pages to see how a sheet falls on paper
  4. Your sheets as a grid you can browse, nothing changed.

What you get

  • No Excel needed.Read a spreadsheet on a phone or a computer without Office.
  • Looks like a spreadsheet.Column letters, row numbers, merged cells, sheet tabs and a formula bar.
  • Nothing is uploaded.Your file is read by your browser, so figures and customer lists stay with you.

What you can do

  • Open Excel (.xlsx, .xls), OpenDocument (.ods), Apple Numbers, CSV, TSV and JSON files.
  • Switch between sheets with the tabs along the bottom.
  • Click a cell, or move with the arrow keys, to see its full content in the formula bar. A formula shows as itself, with the equals sign.
  • Switch from Grid to Pages to see the sheet laid out as printed pages, with a zoom.
  • See the size of each sheet in rows and columns below the grid.

Good to know

  • This is a viewer only. You cannot edit cells or save changes here. Use the spreadsheet converter to turn a file into another format.
  • At most the first 500 rows and 60 columns of a sheet are drawn. The status line tells you when a sheet is longer.
  • Cells show the values saved in the file. A formula that was never calculated is shown as the formula.
  • One file at a time. Charts and pictures are not shown.

Questions

How can I open an XLSX file without Excel?

Drop it onto this page. The sheets are shown in your browser, so you do not need Excel, Office or any app.

Is my spreadsheet uploaded?

No. The file is read and drawn by your browser on your own device. It is never sent to us or anyone else.

Can I see the formulas?

Yes. Click a cell and its content appears in the formula bar. Cells with a formula start with an equals sign there.

Can I edit the spreadsheet here?

No, this page is for looking only. To get the data in another format, such as CSV or JSON, use the spreadsheet converter.

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How it works

Small tools that run in your browser.

Four steps

  1. Start with a file or a task

    Drop a file, search, or pick a task.

  2. The tool opens in a window

    Open as many as you like, side by side as tabs.

  3. Results collect on the right

    Drag a result into the next tool.

  4. Save when you're done

    Saved files go to your downloads.

Who uses what

Tool sets for common jobs.

Put a tool on your home screen

The icon opens that tool, like an app.

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open the tool in Safari.
  2. Tap Share (the square with the arrow).
  3. Choose “Add to Home Screen”, then Add.

Android

  1. Open the tool in Chrome.
  2. Tap the menu (⋮) at the top right.
  3. Choose “Add to Home screen” or “Install app”.

Computer

  1. Open the tool in Chrome or Edge.
  2. Click the install icon in the address bar.
  3. Choose Install.

Skills

Claude skills we use ourselves, one job each.