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 "status": "writable",
 "summary": "From Microsoft Office 2007 onwards, the core output format of MS Excel has been based on the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format. The ISO standard for OOXML is ISO/IEC DIS 29500. An OOXML file format consists of a compressed zip archive that is designated according to which file type it is. Further detail on OOXML can be found within fmt/189 - Microsoft Office Open XML.",
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   "url": "https://www.libreoffice.org",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "open_source": true,
   "reads": true,
   "writes": true
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  {
   "name": "ABBYY FineReader 11",
   "url": "https://pdf.abbyy.com/",
   "reads": false,
   "writes": true,
   "license": "end-user license agreement"
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   "name": "fmptools",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138642367",
   "reads": false,
   "writes": true,
   "license": "MIT License",
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   "url": "http://gretl.sourceforge.net/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false
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  {
   "name": "LibreOffice Calc",
   "url": "https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/calc/",
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   "writes": true,
   "license": "Mozilla Public License, version 2.0",
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  {
   "name": "Microsoft Access 2000",
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   "reads": true,
   "writes": true
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  {
   "name": "Microsoft Excel",
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   "writes": false,
   "license": "end-user license agreement"
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   "name": "Microsoft Office Outlook 2007",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46049501",
   "reads": false,
   "writes": true
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   "url": "https://www.openchrom.net",
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   "writes": true,
   "license": "Eclipse Public License 2.0",
   "open_source": true
  },
  {
   "name": "Skysite",
   "url": "https://www.skysite.com/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": false
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  {
   "name": "WPS Spreadsheet 2013",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111676971",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": true
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   "name": "File Formats Wiki",
   "url": "http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/XLSX",
   "kind": "wiki"
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  {
   "name": "PRONOM fmt/214",
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   "kind": "format-doc"
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  {
   "name": "Wikidata Q63082925",
   "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63082925",
   "kind": "wiki"
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   "pronom",
   "wikidata"
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 "updated": "2026-10-24",
 "version": "2007 onwards",
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   "to": "opendocument-spreadsheet-file-format-family",
   "tool": "LibreOffice",
   "command": "soffice --headless --convert-to ods in.xlsx",
   "fidelity": "partial",
   "losses": "Layout may shift; macros and some features are not kept.",
   "url": "https://www.libreoffice.org"
  },
  {
   "to": "comma-separated-values",
   "tool": "LibreOffice",
   "command": "soffice --headless --convert-to csv in.xlsx",
   "fidelity": "lossy",
   "losses": "First sheet only, values only: formulas, formatting and other sheets are lost.",
   "url": "https://www.libreoffice.org"
  },
  {
   "to": "pdf",
   "tool": "LibreOffice",
   "command": "soffice --headless --convert-to pdf in.xlsx",
   "fidelity": "partial",
   "losses": "Fixed layout: the document is no longer editable.",
   "url": "https://www.libreoffice.org"
  }
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 "structure": [],
 "parsers": [],
 "samples": [],
 "claims": [],
 "verification": [],
 "family": "microsoft-excel"
}