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CSV to Excel Converter

Turn CSV or TSV files into a real .xlsx workbook with numbers as numbers, readable column widths and filter buttons. Combine several CSVs into one workbook, a sheet per file.

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Works in your browser. What you paste or upload is processed on your device.

Key features of the CSV to Excel converter

  • Detects comma, semicolon, tab and pipe delimiters, or set one yourself
  • Detects UTF-8, UTF-16 and Windows-1252 text, with a manual override
  • Numbers become real numbers; leading zeros, + phone numbers and long IDs stay as text
  • Column widths sized to the content and filter buttons on the header row
  • Combine up to 20 CSVs into one workbook (a sheet per file) or convert each separately
  • Handles quoted fields with commas and line breaks inside them
  • Preview of the first rows before you convert; files are never uploaded

How to use the CSV to Excel converter

  1. Add your CSV files

    Choose one CSV or TSV file, or several to combine. They are read in your browser.

  2. Check the preview

    Confirm the columns are split correctly. If not, pick the delimiter or encoding yourself.

  3. Choose the options

    Keep numbers as numbers, add filter buttons and, for several files, choose one workbook or one per file.

  4. Convert and download

    Press Convert to Excel and download the .xlsx, or a ZIP when you made several workbooks.

What is a CSV to Excel converter?

Opening a CSV directly in Excel often goes wrong: everything lands in column A, accents turn into symbols like é, ZIP codes lose their leading zero and long IDs become 1.23E+15. This converter reads the CSV itself and writes a proper .xlsx workbook, so the result opens the same way in Excel, Numbers, Google Sheets and LibreOffice.

It detects the delimiter (comma, semicolon, tab or pipe) and the text encoding (UTF-8, UTF-16 from Excel's "Unicode text", or Windows-1252 from older exports), and shows a preview so you can confirm the columns line up before converting. Plain numbers become real numbers you can sum and sort, while values with leading zeros, phone numbers starting with + and IDs longer than 15 digits stay as text. Columns get widths that fit their content and the header row gets filter buttons. Add up to 20 CSV files to get one workbook with a sheet per file, or one workbook per file.

Limits: dates stay as the text in the CSV rather than being converted to Excel dates, because 03/04/2026 means different days in different countries. The header row is not bolded and panes are not frozen. Excel's own limits apply: 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns per sheet.

Why use a CSV to Excel converter?

A CSV that opens badly costs more time than the conversion: re-importing through Excel's wizard, fixing lost zeros by hand, or sending a client a sheet full of garbled names. Converting to .xlsx first gives you a file that opens correctly on any device with one double-click, and doing it in the browser keeps customer and finance data off third-party servers.

CSV to Excel converter: frequently asked questions

Something else? Ask the team

Why does my CSV open in a single column in Excel?

Excel splits a CSV using your computer's list separator. If the file uses commas and your Excel expects semicolons (or the other way round), everything stays in column A. This converter detects the delimiter from the file itself, so the .xlsx always has the right columns.

Will leading zeros and long numbers be kept?

Yes. Values such as 007 or 01234, phone numbers starting with + and IDs longer than 15 digits are written as text, exactly as in the CSV. Only plain numbers like 42 or -3.5 become numeric cells. You can also turn number conversion off to keep every cell as text.

Can I combine several CSV files into one Excel workbook?

Yes. Add up to 20 files and choose One workbook: each CSV becomes a sheet named after its file. Choose One workbook per file to get separate .xlsx files in a ZIP instead.

Are my files uploaded?

No. The CSV is parsed and the workbook is built in your browser. Our server only records that a run was used; it never receives the file or its contents.

Are dates converted to Excel dates?

No. Dates are kept as the text in the CSV, because a date like 03/04/2026 is 3 April in India and the UK but 4 March in the US, and guessing wrong silently corrupts data. In Excel you can convert a column with Data › Text to Columns › Date.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes, in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android. Pick the CSV from Files or Downloads, convert, and open the .xlsx in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.

Is CSV to Excel free?

You get one free run of this tool per day, with no account. After that, each run costs 5 credits from a free AI Rank Lab account (1 credit = 1 US cent). One run is one press of the convert button.

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