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ADD YOUR JSON
Drop the JSON file into the box above or choose it from your device.
JSON → XLS / online converter
JSON to XLS Converter
Save JSON data as an old-style Excel 97-2003 file for software that cannot read XLSX or JSON. Each object becomes a row.
01 / how to
How to convert JSON to XLS
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CONVERT TO XLS
XLS is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
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DOWNLOAD
Save the finished XLS file. The original is deleted from our server.
02 / what you get
What happens to your data
Kept
- A list of objects becomes the records; if the list sits inside an object (for example {"items": [...]}), the first list found is used
- Keys keep their original order, and keys that appear only in later objects are not lost
- A clean Excel 97-2003 workbook with one sheet, where plain numbers are real numeric cells you can sum and sort
Good to know
- The file must be strict JSON: comments, trailing commas and single quotes make it invalid and the conversion will fail with the position of the error.
- The XLS format holds at most 65,536 rows and 256 columns per sheet, and the result is plain values on one sheet named Sheet1 with no formulas or styles.
- Nested objects and lists cannot sit in a table cell, so they are written into the cell as JSON text, for example {"city":"Lviv"}.
03 / formats
JSON vs XLS
JSON
A JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) file stores structured, nested data as readable text — objects, arrays, and key-value pairs. It's the standard format for web APIs and app configuration, so you'll often get one from a developer, an API response, or an app's settings export.
Used in: Web APIs · App configs · Settings exports
XLS
An XLS file is the older Excel workbook format (Excel 97-2003). It still turns up in old exports and archives. Converting it gives you the first sheet as plain data (JSON keeps every sheet), or a modern XLSX.
Used in: Legacy Excel files · Old exports · Archives
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