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Convert XLS to TSV
Convert XLS to TSV format — 100% browser-based, no upload required.
2 cores · low tier
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Format will be auto-detected
About these formats
Source
XLS
Microsoft Excel 97-2003Legacy Excel binary format. Limited to 65,536 rows and 256 columns, replaced by XLSX.
Best for
Legacy spreadsheet compatibilityOlder systems
Advantages
- + Legacy compatibility
- + Simple format
Limitations
- − Row/column limits
- − Outdated
- − No modern features
Target
TSV
Tab-Separated ValuesTabular data using tabs as delimiters. Similar to CSV but avoids comma issues in data containing commas.
Best for
Spreadsheet dataDatabase exportData with commasScientific data
Advantages
- + No comma conflicts
- + Simple format
- + Paste-friendly (Excel/Sheets)
Limitations
- − No formatting
- − Tab characters in data
- − Less common than CSV