Batch convert JSON files to Excel files

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to batch convert JSON files to Excel files?

Try Withdata Data File Converter, a desktop JSON to Excel converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Batch convert JSON to Excel, Easy and Fast.

Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
Convert files locally and privately, avoid uploading large JSON file(s) to online services.
Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

Select From “Files” “JSON” To “Files” “Excel”.

And config the first source JSON file.

List source JSON files.

After converting, you can view output Excel files.

JSON → EXCEL reference

Value kind	in JSON	in EXCEL
Int	`1234 (number)`	`1234 (a real numeric cell)`
Bigint	`9007199254740993`	`9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text)`
Decimal	`1234.56 (number)`	`1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals)`
Float	`1.234e10 (number)`	`1.234E+10 (numeric cell)`
Text	`"text" (string)`	`text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text`
Long text	`"multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string)`	`text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row`
Date	`"2026-09-18" (string)`	`a serial number plus a date cell format`
Datetime	`"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string)`	`a serial number plus a date-time cell format`
Binary	`"base64:..." (string)`	`not representable as data`
Boolean	`true / false (boolean)`	`TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell)`
JSON	`nested object or array, kept as structure`	`a text cell; the quotes are part of the value`

Both JSON and EXCEL are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.

Property	in JSON	in EXCEL
identifiers	`Double quotes; backslash escapes`	`Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value`
dates	`No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...`	`Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo...`
binary	`Not supported natively - base64 inside a string`	`Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column`
separator	`Braces and commas`	`Cells, not delimiters`
encoding	`UTF-8 by definition`	`UTF-8 internally, declared in the package`
typing	`string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type`	`Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error`
shape	`Nested objects and arrays`	`Multiple sheets, each a flat grid`
ceiling	`Whole document is usually parsed into memory`	`1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w...`

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