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troldal/OpenXLSX

A C++ library for reading, writing, creating and modifying Microsoft Excel® (.xlsx) files. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/troldal/OpenXLSX · C++ · BSD-3-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

79/100

  • Activity 87
  • Release rhythm 57
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3083
  • days_rel: 79
  • days_push: 79
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1778 stars · 392 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

OpenXLSX is a C++17 library for reading, writing, creating, and modifying Microsoft Excel .xlsx files. It is built with CMake and integrates easily into C++ projects as a standalone or monolithic library.

Use cases

  • read data from xlsx files in C++
  • generate Excel reports programmatically
  • modify existing spreadsheets without Excel installed
  • create xlsx files from application data
  • parse spreadsheet cells and values in C++

When to choose

  • you need native C++ Excel file support with no Excel/COM dependency
  • you want a lightweight, permissively licensed (BSD-3) xlsx library
  • your project uses CMake and C++17

When to avoid

  • you need advanced features like tables, filters, or full hyperlink support
  • you work primarily in Python or .NET where richer spreadsheet libraries exist
  • you need to handle very large files with low memory usage

Facets

library · maturity active

file-system parser serialization files spreadsheets developer-tools cross-platform cpp windows excel xlsx cpp17 spreadsheet cmake linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
troldal/OpenXLSXmain79

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