What is the difference between .xlsb and .xlsx?
- Extension
- .xlsb
- .xlsx
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- 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.
- 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.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12
- application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
- Sample
- sample.xlsx
- Wikipedia
- .xlsx on Wikipedia