Free online GSHEET to CSV converter

A database importer or script may accept CSV but not a Google Sheets document, and a text export is useful for sharing or archiving one worksheet. A downloaded .gsheet file is often only a Drive shortcut, so its cell data must be retrieved from the linked spreadsheet before export.

What the GSHEET format is

A .gsheet file is generally a Google Drive shortcut or link to a spreadsheet, not a workbook containing its rows and formulas. Google Sheets stores the actual document in Google Drive; opening the shortcut requires access to that document.

What the CSV format is

CSV (comma-separated values) stores table data as plain text, with rows separated into fields. Databases, scripts, and spreadsheet applications commonly import it, and its simple structure is easy to inspect. A CSV export contains one worksheet at a time and does not retain formatting, charts, or workbook structure.

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1. Upload the .gsheet file to the converter on this page. Multiple files can be converted in one batch; each file must fit within the size limit shown on the page.
2. Choose CSV as the output format and start the conversion.
3. Download the resulting .csv file.

If the uploaded file contains only shortcut metadata, it does not include cell data for conversion. Open the linked spreadsheet in Google Sheets and export it there instead.

Offline with desktop software

A desktop program cannot retrieve spreadsheet cells from a .gsheet shortcut without access to the linked Google document. To continue locally after retrieving the workbook, open the spreadsheet in Google Sheets and choose File → Download → Microsoft Excel (.xlsx). Then use either of these desktop applications:

• LibreOffice Calc (Windows, macOS, and Linux): open the downloaded .xlsx, choose File → Save As, select Text CSV (.csv) as the file type, and confirm the text-separator and encoding options.
• Microsoft Excel (Windows and macOS): open the .xlsx, choose File → Save As, and select a CSV format, such as CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited) (*.csv).

For a direct export without a desktop spreadsheet program, open the linked document in Google Sheets, select the worksheet tab, and choose File → Download → Comma-separated values (.csv).

Quality and compatibility

• Each CSV contains only the selected worksheet. Export other tabs separately; use .xlsx if you need to keep the workbook structure.
• Formula cells export their displayed results, not formulas that can recalculate in the CSV.
• Check delimiters, text encoding, dates, and decimal separators in the receiving application. Spreadsheet software may also remove leading zeros from identifiers such as postal codes or product numbers.