What is the difference between .xl and .xlsx?
- Extension
- .xl
- .xlsx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Spreadsheet
- Spreadsheet
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- Alternative extension used for Excel spreadsheet files.
- An XLSX file is an Excel spreadsheet created by Microsoft Excel or another spreadsheet program, such as OpenOffice Calc or Apple Numbers. It stores data in worksheets, which contain cells arranged in a grid of rows and columns, and may also contain charts, mathematical functions, styles, and formatting. XLSX files are commonly used to store financial data and to create simple or complex mathematical models.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-excel
- application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
- Sample
- sample.xlsx
- Wikipedia
- .xl on Wikipedia
- .xlsx on Wikipedia