XLSM to CSV
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Supported formats: .csv,.xlsx,.xls,.xlsm,.xlsb,.tsv
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About XLSM to CSV
Convert Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (XLSM) files to CSV format. Extract data from XLSM spreadsheets while preserving data integrity. Perfect for processing macro-enabled Excel files, automating data pipelines, and converting complex workbooks to simple CSV format.
XLSM files carry VBA macros and often multiple sheets, which makes them heavy and hard to feed into tools, scripts, or databases that only understand flat CSV.
This tool reads the underlying worksheet data straight out of the XLSM container, leaving the macro code behind, and flattens it into a plain CSV file.
It's built for pulling the actual data out of automated Excel templates and reports without needing Excel installed to open them.
Category: Conversion & ExportCommon Use Cases
- Converting automated Excel reports to CSV
- Extracting data from macro-enabled templates
- Processing financial workbooks
Key Features
- Extracts worksheet data while discarding non-tabular VBA macro code
- Handles multi-sheet XLSM workbooks
- Preserves numeric and date formatting from the original sheet
- Runs client-side, no Excel installation or macro execution required
The XLSM to CSV tool is compatible with: Excel VBA Projects, Financial Templates, Automated Reports.
Since macros never carry over, use this when you only need the data a macro-enabled template produces; if you need the reverse (rebuilding a macro-ready file from raw CSV), use CSV to XLSM instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, macros aren't tabular data, so they're not carried over, only the worksheet data is extracted into CSV.
It extracts tabular data from the workbook so you can pull the sheet data you need into a flat CSV.
Useful for automating pipelines around Excel-based reports without opening Excel or running the underlying macros.
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