Spreadsheet format
What is a .xlsb file?
The binary sibling of XLSX: the same sheets and values in a compact binary container instead of XML, which loads faster and takes less space. Every spreadsheet app opens it, and fileclay reads its values only, like with any other sheet.
fileclay opens XLSB but doesn’t write it
When to use XLSB
- Best for
- Large Excel files and fast loading.
- Advantages
- Compact and quick to open.
- Disadvantages
- Converting keeps the values only, not formatting or formulas.
Convert XLSB files
Questions about XLSB
Which formats can I convert XLSB files into?
fileclay can write 5 formats from a XLSB file, including CSV, XLSX, PDF, XLS and ODS. Pick any of them as the output format when you drop the file in.