What is the difference between .xlsm and .xlsb?
- Extension
- .xlsm
- .xlsb
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Spreadsheet
- Spreadsheet
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- It is a macro-enabled spreadsheet file developed using Microsoft Excel and it holds worksheets arranged in rows and columns. The macros are created using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) language.
- 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.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12
- application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12
- Wikipedia
- .xlsm on Wikipedia