| File Extension | XLS |
|---|---|
| Category | Document File |
| Technical Details | .xls was extended to the Microsoft Office XML format spreadsheetML which was later succeeded by the Office Open XML specification. The format stores data as fixed sized streams and sub streams which contain cell records with actual user input cell data, formulas, cell properties, along with meta data about the file including information such as document author, date of creation, worksheet names etc. The main streams in the xls format are Workbook stream, Globals sub stream, and the worksheet sub stream. |
| Associated Programs | Microsoft Office Excel 97/2000/XP Microsoft Office Excel 2007/2010/2013 Google Sheets |
We support the conversion of XLS into 19 different formats. Pick a conversion type from the list below and begin a file conversion today
| Convert from XLS | Conversions | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | XLS to CSV (Comma Separated Values File) | 4.5 | 80 votes |
| 1 | XLS to DBF (Database File) | ||
| 2 | XLS to DIF (Data Interchange Format) | ||
| 3 | XLS to FODS (OpenDocument Flat XML Spreadsheet) | ||
| 4 | XLS to HTML (Hypertext Markup Language File) | 3 | 2 votes |
| 5 | XLS to ODS (Outlook Express 5 Mailbox) | 4.8 | 29 votes |
| 6 | XLS to OTS (OpenDocument Spreadsheet Template) | ||
| 7 | XLS to PDF (Portable Document Format File) | 4.2 | 19 votes |
| 8 | XLS to PXL (Pocket Excel File) | ||
| 9 | XLS to SDC (Apache OpenOffice Calc Spreadsheet) | ||
| 10 | XLS to SLK (Symbolic Link File) | ||
| 11 | XLS to STC (OpenOffice.org 1.0 Spreadsheet Template) | ||
| 12 | XLS to SXC (StarOffice Calc Spreadsheet) | ||
| 13 | XLS to UOS (Uniform Office Spreadsheet) | ||
| 14 | XLS to VOR (StarOffice Template) | ||
| 15 | XLS to XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language File) | 5 | 1 vote |
| 16 | XLS to XLSX (Microsoft Excel Open XML Document) | 4.8 | 224 votes |
| 17 | XLS to XLT (Excel Template) | 5 | 5 votes |
| 18 | XLS to XML (XML File Extension) | 4.3 | 8 votes |