What is the difference between .xlsb and .sylk?
- Extension
- .xlsb
- .sylk
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Spreadsheet
- Spreadsheet
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- The xlsb file type is a binary file format used to store Excel spreadsheets. It is a compressed version of the xlsx file type and can only be opened in the Microsoft Excel application. Compared to the xlsx, the xlsb format is much smaller in size and is less prone to corruption.
- Microsoft Symbolic Link File (SYLK) is a file type used for exchanging information between applications in a Microsoft Windows environment. It is a plain text file format consisting of lines of text with fields separated by semicolons. SYLK files typically contain data such as spreadsheet values, labels, and formulas.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12
- application/sylk
- Wikipedia
- .sylk on Wikipedia