Free online TEXT to EXCEL converter
Convert delimited text into an Excel workbook for sorting, filtering, and editing.
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Programs often export reports and data tables as plain text, while an analysis workflow or recipient may require an Excel workbook. Converting tabular text lets you sort, filter, and edit its records in spreadsheet software.
What a text file contains
A text file, commonly saved with the .txt extension, stores characters rather than spreadsheet cells, formulas, or formatting. It may contain one value per line, or use delimiters such as tabs, commas, or semicolons to separate fields; some files use fixed-width columns. Editors, command-line tools, databases, and business applications commonly produce text files.
What an Excel workbook stores
An Excel workbook, usually saved as .xlsx, contains worksheets arranged in rows and columns. It supports cell formatting, formulas, sorting, filters, and charts, so structured text data can be edited and analyzed as spreadsheet cells.
How to convert a text file to an Excel workbook
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- Upload the text file to the converter on this page. You can add several files for batch conversion; the page shows the per-file size limit.
- Start the conversion to Excel format.
- Download the converted workbook.
Offline with desktop software
LibreOffice Calc is free and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Choose File → Open and select the text file. In the import dialog, select the character set and choose whether fields are separated by delimiters or arranged in fixed-width columns. Check the preview and set identifier columns to text if their leading zeros must be preserved. Open the imported data, then choose File → Save As and select Excel 2007–365 (.xlsx).
Microsoft Excel for Windows can import text files through Data → From Text/CSV. Select the file, set the delimiter and encoding in the import options, and check the preview before loading. Set identifiers, long numeric codes, or date-like values to text where automatic conversion would alter them. Save the workbook with File → Save As and choose .xlsx.
Data quality and compatibility
Text files do not define spreadsheet columns or data types. Choose the correct delimiter and encoding: a wrong delimiter can put a whole row in one column or split fields incorrectly, and a wrong encoding can corrupt characters. Importing may also change leading zeros, long codes, or date-like strings unless those columns are treated as text. Unstructured prose will not become meaningful table columns automatically. An .xlsx worksheet supports at most 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns, so larger tables will not fit on one sheet.
TEXT vs EXCEL: format comparison
How the TEXT and EXCEL formats compare on the properties that matter most for this conversion.
| Property | .TEXT Plain Text | .EXCEL Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Open standard | Yes | Partly open |
| Compression | Uncompressed | Both |
| Typical file size | Very small | Medium |
| Opens in a web browser | Yes, natively | No |
| Further editing | Easy | Easy |
| Metadata support | None | Basic |
| Plain-text readable | Yes | No |
| Best used for | Data exchange | Data exchange |
| Introduced | — | 1987 |
| Developer | — | Microsoft |
| MIME type | text/plain | — |
Information about file extensions and file types is provided by File-Extensions.org
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Frequently asked questions
Is the TEXT to EXCEL converter free?
Yes, converting TEXT to EXCEL on 101convert.com is completely free. No registration, email address or installation is required. If you need a higher file size limit or want to convert more files at once, see our plans.
How large can my TEXT file be?
You can upload TEXT files up to 10 MB and convert up to 3 files at once in a single batch. With a paid plan the limit is up to 25 MB per file and 20 files at once, see our plans.
What happens to my uploaded files?
Files are processed automatically and deleted from our servers within a few minutes after conversion. We never view or share your files.
Do I need to install any software to convert TEXT to EXCEL?
No. The TEXT to EXCEL conversion runs entirely online in your browser and works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.
Did the conversion fail?
In most cases, the cause is an incorrect file format. Please upload a valid TEXT file for this TEXT to EXCEL conversion. Occasionally, the issue may be on our side. We analyze recurring conversion failures and disable or fix the converter if we detect a defect.