Viewing an Excel file without Excel.
Every sheet of an .xlsx workbook opens in your browser, with numbers, dates and percentages shown as Excel shows them and hidden sheets marked.
By Suraj Kumar2 min read
An .xlsx is a zip of XML; our own reader opens it on your device.
As Excel shows it.
Numbers, dates, times and percentages are shown by their own formats, so 46327 shows as 1 Nov 2026.
Formulas.
Cells show the values Excel saved; formulas are never worked out again. Hover over a cell to see its formula.
As a PDF.
To print a workbook or send it as a PDF, the PDF converter lays it out sheet by sheet.
Further reading
Topics: excel viewer · xlsx viewer · open xlsx online · view excel file · xlsx file opener
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