# shuchkin/simplexlsx

Parse and retrieve data from Excel XLSx files

Repository: https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simplexlsx
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-11T12:03:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3752, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1829, forks 487 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:41.647795+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: parser, file-system
- domain: files, spreadsheets, developer-tools
- platform: php, cli
- tags: xlsx, excel, spreadsheet-reader, php-library, composer

## Member repositories
- shuchkin/simplexlsx (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.647795+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:19:23.266834+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shuchkin/simplexlsx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:41.647795+00:00, sha ce961c3893d4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.