Add your XLTX file
Drop one or more .xltx files onto the converter above, or browse for them. They load into browser memory only — nothing is uploaded, so there is no size-based pricing and no server queue.
Converting a .xltx file to .json extracts the document's content from its office package into a portable form. Free, private, and validated — the file never leaves your browser.
Batch files can each use a different output. Nothing uploads for local conversions.
Working inputs include camera RAW, browser-local audio/video, PDF, CBZ/CBR comics, office documents, ebooks, markup, 3D models, structured text, images, and archives.Converting a .xltx file to .json extracts the document's content from its office package into a portable form. An .xltx file is a Microsoft Excel template: a workbook package marked as a starting point, so opening it creates a new unsaved workbook carrying its sheets, formulas, styles, and print setup. It is the macro-free half of the template pair.
A .json file holds JavaScript Object Notation: nested objects, arrays, strings, numbers, booleans, and null written in a strict text syntax. It is the default data language of the web — most APIs speak nothing else. For this route the practical draw is parsers ship in the standard library of essentially every language and readable by humans and machines alike — balanced against no comments — a perpetual annoyance for configuration files, which is worth knowing before you commit a large batch.
The practical trigger for this conversion is usually a mismatch: with .xltx, cached formula results can be stale relative to the formulas beside them. Switching to .json buys you parsers ship in the standard library of essentially every language, which is why it is the better fit for rEST and HTTP API request and response payloads. Because the conversion runs locally, trying it costs nothing but a few seconds of compute on your own machine.
| Aspect | Excel template (.xltx) | JSON data (.json) |
|---|---|---|
| Format type | Text-based — characters and structure, so there is no visual quality loss | Text-based — characters and structure, so there is no visual quality loss |
| How it stores data | package layout is identical to .xlsx: xl/workbook.xml, xl/worksheets/sheetN.xml, shared strings, and styles in a ZIP | exactly six value types; no dates, no comments, no trailing commas — the strictness is deliberate |
| Strongest at | standard invoice, budget, and expense-report starting points | rEST and HTTP API request and response payloads |
| Weak spot | cached formula results can be stale relative to the formulas beside them | no comments — a perpetual annoyance for configuration files |
Drop one or more .xltx files onto the converter above, or browse for them. They load into browser memory only — nothing is uploaded, so there is no size-based pricing and no server queue.
Select .json in the output menu next to each file. The menu only offers targets this engine can genuinely produce, so if JSON is selectable, the route is real and validated.
Press Convert. The package is unzipped in memory and its XML content parsed locally; nothing is uploaded.
Each result is signature-checked before the download unlocks, so a failed encode can never masquerade as a valid JSON file. Outputs keep the original filename with the .json extension.
There is no visual quality to lose — xltx is text-oriented and json is text-oriented, so the question is structural fidelity. Text, ordering, and basic structure are preserved; complex layout, embedded objects, and styling beyond the target's model are simplified.
Yes — the .xltx file is processed inside your browser tab and never uploaded. The package is unzipped in memory and its XML content parsed locally; nothing is uploaded. Close the tab and the file is gone from memory.
Browsers parse it natively through JSON.parse, every mainstream language bundles support, and most editors validate and highlight it out of the box. Viewing a raw .json file is possible in any text editor or browser tab.
It depends on the content: exactly six value types; no dates, no comments, no trailing commas — the strictness is deliberate. Convert one representative file first and compare before batch-processing a large set.
In .xltx, carries the standard docProps core and app parts, usually naming the template's author rather than whoever later fills it in. Re-encoding through the browser pipeline does not carry embedded metadata into the output, which doubles as a privacy scrub — check the exported file if you specifically need tags preserved.