Excel to TSV
Convert Excel spreadsheets to TSV files.
Convert Excel spreadsheets to TSV files.
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Tool guide
Free Online Excel to TSV Converter
Convert one selected XLS or XLSX worksheet to tab-separated values in your browser. TSV keeps rows and columns in plain text using tab delimiters, but it does not preserve the complete structure or presentation of an Excel workbook.
Steps
How it works
- Choose one supported Excel workbook.
- Select the worksheet to export and review its rows.
- Convert the selected sheet with tabs between fields.
- Review, copy, or download the generated TSV file.
Highlights
Key features
- Supports worksheet selection from XLS and XLSX files.
- Uses tab characters as field separators.
- Relies on the spreadsheet library to serialize fields and line breaks.
- Creates one TSV output named from the source workbook.
- Provides a preview, copy action, and file download.
Use cases
Common uses
- Prepare worksheet data for software that expects tab-separated text.
- Export a table whose values commonly contain commas.
- Move one Excel sheet into a plain-text data pipeline.
- Create TSV data for analysis or command-line workflows.
Notes
Limitations to know
- Only one workbook and one selected worksheet are exported; batch, bulk, all-sheet, and ZIP output are unavailable.
- TSV cannot preserve styles, charts, images, comments, macros, merged-cell layout, or multiple worksheets.
- Formulas may become available cell results rather than functioning formulas.
- Tabs and line breaks inside cells depend on the spreadsheet library's text serialization and the importing application's parser.
- Dates, numbers, and non-English text may be interpreted differently by the application that opens the TSV.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How is TSV different from CSV?
TSV separates fields with tab characters, while this site's CSV exporter uses commas.
Can I choose which worksheet to export?
Yes. Select one worksheet from the workbook before conversion.
Can one TSV contain multiple worksheets?
No. TSV is plain tabular text, and this tool exports one selected worksheet per file.
Are formulas and formatting preserved?
No. TSV does not retain working formulas, cell styling, charts, or other Excel-specific features.
Can I bulk convert Excel files to TSV?
No. The current implementation processes one workbook at a time.