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CSV First Aid

Excel to CSV — XLSX to UTF-8 CSV

Formulas are evaluated to values, date cells become ISO dates (YYYY-MM-DD), output is UTF-8. The first sheet is what comes through — multi-sheet workbooks give you the leftmost one.

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Converts the first sheet of an Excel file to CSV.

How it works

  1. 1Drop your .xlsx file above. It stays in your browser.
  2. 2CSV First Aid reads the first worksheet and extracts all rows and columns.
  3. 3Download the result as a standard UTF-8 CSV file.

FAQ

Which sheet is converted?

The first (leftmost) sheet in the workbook. Multi-sheet support is not available yet.

Are formulas preserved?

No. Formulas are evaluated and only the resulting values are exported to CSV.