box/spout
Read and write spreadsheet files (CSV, XLSX and ODS), in a fast and scalable way observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4250
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1560
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4230 stars · 637 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Spout is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files (CSV, XLSX, ODS) using a streaming approach that keeps memory usage under 3MB regardless of file size. It provides a unified, developer-friendly API across all three formats.
Use cases
- read large xlsx files in php without running out of memory
- generate xlsx spreadsheets with millions of rows
- export database data to csv or ods
- stream-process huge spreadsheet files
- read csv files with custom delimiters and encodings
- convert between csv, xlsx and ods formats
When to choose
- you need to process very large spreadsheets with minimal memory in PHP
- you want a simple unified API for reading/writing CSV, XLSX and ODS
- you don't need charts or formula support
When to avoid
- you need charts, formulas, or cell styling support
- you need an actively maintained library with bug fixes
- you're not working in PHP
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
parser csv file-system data-science spreadsheets files developer-tools php cli cross-platform xlsx ods spreadsheet-reader spreadsheet-writer streaming memory-efficient archived data-engineering
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/box/spout · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5fdf2e448c2e
- homepage: http://opensource.box.com/spout/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · acd9a24b0cec
- site_page: https://opensource.box.com/spout/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1888e85dc5f1
- site_page: https://opensource.box.com/spout/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · e6b1c1e7b553
- site_page: https://opensource.box.com/spout/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · cedb5956e439
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| box/spout | main | 10 |
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