Converting CSV to an Excel workbook (.xlsx)
The converter reads your CSV, places every row and column into the first sheet of a new .xlsx workbook, and lets you download it. Nothing is uploaded.
CSV vs XLSX in one table
| CSV | XLSX | |
|---|---|---|
| What it stores | Plain text values separated by commas | A zipped workbook with sheets, formatting and formulas |
| Multiple sheets | No | Yes |
| Column widths, colours, filters | No | Yes (added in Excel after conversion) |
| Opens in | Any text editor, every spreadsheet app, every database | Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice, Numbers |
Why convert instead of just opening the CSV in Excel
- Excel guesses column types when it opens a CSV and can silently strip leading zeros (ZIP codes, phone numbers, product codes) or turn values like 1-2 into dates.
- An .xlsx file keeps whatever formatting, filters and formulas you add later; saving a CSV discards them.
- Sharing an .xlsx avoids the recipient's regional settings misreading commas and semicolons.
How values are written
Cells are written exactly as they appear in the CSV, as text. This deliberately preserves leading zeros and long numeric IDs that Excel would otherwise round or reformat.
If you need to calculate with a column, select it in Excel and use Data → Text to Columns → Finish, or multiply by 1, to turn the text into numbers.
Troubleshooting
- Everything lands in one column: the file uses semicolons or tabs, not commas. Check the preview before downloading.
- Accented characters look wrong: re-export the source as UTF-8.
- You need the reverse: use Excel to CSV.
