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shuchkin/simplexlsx

Parse and retrieve data from Excel XLSx files observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsx · PHP · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

76/100

  • Activity 97
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

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: 3752
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 22
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1829 stars · 487 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A lightweight PHP library for parsing and retrieving data from Excel XLSX (MS Excel 2007) files with no external extension requirements. It provides simple row extraction, streaming reads for large files, and HTML output.

Use cases

  • parse xlsx files in php
  • read excel spreadsheet data into arrays
  • import excel data into a database
  • convert xlsx rows to html tables
  • read large excel files without memory issues

When to choose

  • you need a dependency-free PHP reader for .xlsx files
  • you want a simple class API over heavyweight spreadsheet libraries
  • you need to stream huge worksheets with generators

When to avoid

  • you need to write or generate xlsx files
  • you need to read legacy .xls (Excel 97) files
  • you need advanced formatting, formulas, or chart extraction

Facets

library · maturity active

parser file-system files spreadsheets developer-tools php cli xlsx excel spreadsheet-reader php-library composer

1 source

Member repositories

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shuchkin/simplexlsxmain76

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