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Convert JSON to Excel
Choose JSON file -> Set Excel file -> Convert JSON to Excel
“Start a New Convert” for “JSON to Excel”.
Select From “File” “JSON” To “File” “Excel”.
1. Open source JSON file.
Support large JSON file ( > 4GB ).
Source JSON file’s content is like this:
2. Config target Excel file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert JSON to Excel.
After converting, you can view the output Excel file.
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JSON → EXCEL reference
Type mapping
| 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 |
Dialect differences
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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