What is the difference between .xlsb and .xml?
- Extension
- .xlsb
- .xml
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Spreadsheet
- Developer
- Developer
- Microsoft
- W3C
- 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 XML file is an XML (Extensible Markup Language) data file. It is formatted much like an .HTML document, but uses custom tags to define objects and the data within each object. XML files can be thought of as a text-based database.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12
- application/xml
- Sample
- sample.xml
- Wikipedia
- .xml on Wikipedia