XLSX I/O Alternatives

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   libxlsxwriter

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   Libxlsxwriter is a C library that can be used to write text, numbers, formulas and hyperlinks to multiple worksheets in an Excel 2007+ XLSX file. It supports features such as:

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Spreadsheet

   Since

   • Since 2025

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

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   readxl

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   The readxl package makes it easy to get data out of Excel and into R. Compared to many of the existing packages (e.g. gdata, xlsx, xlsReadWrite) readxl has no external dependencies, so it’s easy to install and use on all operating systems.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Spreadsheet

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2025

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

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   libxls

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   libxls, a C library for reading Excel files in the nasty old binary OLE format, plus a command-line tool for converting XLS to CSV (named, appropriately enough, xls2csv).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Since

   • Since 2025

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux

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   LibXL

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   LibXL is a library that can read and write Excel files. It doesn't require Microsoft Excel and .NET framework, combines an easy to use and powerful features.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Since

   • Since 2020

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • iPhone

   

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