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Switch spreadsheet formats without Excel

An accounting system wants CSV, a colleague uses LibreOffice, an app needs JSON. Spreadsheet formats converts between them on your computer, no Excel needed.

Works offline on Windows, Mac and Linux · KES 1,200 ≈ US$9, once

Watch how it works

How to use Spreadsheet formats

Each step as it looks in Kifuli, from opening the tool to the finished file.

  1. Choose Spreadsheet formats.
  2. Drop in your spreadsheets.
  3. Pick XLSX, CSV, ODS, XLS or JSON and click Convert.

The settings

What you can change before you run Spreadsheet formats.

Save as
  • XLSXDefault
  • CSV
  • ODS
  • XLS
  • JSON

What it does

  • XLSX, CSV, ODS, XLS and JSON in both directions.
  • Each sheet of a workbook becomes its own CSV file.
  • Dates and numbers keep their values.
  • Works without Microsoft Excel installed.

Questions about Spreadsheet formats

What happens to formulas in CSV?

CSV holds values only, so each cell keeps its result. Keep the XLSX for the formulas.

Which CSV separator is used?

A comma, with quotes around values that contain commas, which every spreadsheet and accounting app reads.

Spreadsheet formats, offline

KES 1,200 (about US$9), once, for all 28 tools on up to 3 computers. Instant download.