Have an RDF file (.rdf, .owl, .ttl, .n3, .nt, .nq) and need it in Excel ? Withdata Data File Converter reads every common RDF serialization — RDF/XML (.rdf, .owl), Turtle (.ttl, .n3), N-Triples (.nt) and N-Quads (.nq) — and saves it as Excel.
- 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 RDF file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
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How RDF maps to Excel
RDF is not a table. It is a graph written as triples — subject – predicate – object — so exporting it to Excel means deciding how the graph maps onto rows and columns. Data File Converter does that for you:
| In the RDF file | In the Excel file |
|---|---|
| Subject (an IRI or a blank node) | one row |
Predicate (an IRI such as foaf:name) |
one column, named after the last part of the IRI |
| Object (IRI, literal, or blank node) | the cell value for that row and column |
rdf:type |
a Type column |
| Several values for the same predicate | merged into one cell, or split into several rows |
Plain literal ("text") |
text cell |
Typed literal ("1234"^^xsd:int, "2026-09-18"^^xsd:date) |
number / date cell when Excel supports it, otherwise text |
Language-tagged literal ("Hello"@en) |
text cell (the language tag is dropped) |
Long IRIs are shortened to readable column names, and blank nodes keep their identifiers. When the source is Turtle, N-Triples or N-Quads, prefixes and @base are resolved first, so a foaf: prefix and the full http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ property land in the same column.
Need to convert between RDF formats (Turtle, RDF/XML, N-Triples, N-Quads, JSON-LD) instead of to a table? See RDFConverter (coming soon).
Convert RDF file (.rdf, .owl, .ttl, .nt, .nq) to Excel file
Choose RDF file -> Set Excel options -> Convert RDF to Excel
Click “Start a New Convert”.
then show the wizard.
Select source/target file type.
1. Open an RDF file (.rdf, .owl, .ttl, .nt, .nq).
2. Config target Excel file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert RDF to Excel.
See EXCEL file
RDF to Excel FAQ
Which RDF formats can I convert?
RDF/XML (.rdf, .owl), Turtle (.ttl, .n3), N-Triples (.nt) and N-Quads (.nq).
How are RDF triples turned into rows and columns?
Each distinct subject becomes a row, each predicate becomes a column, and the object becomes the cell value. When a subject has several values for one predicate, they are merged into one cell or split into separate rows, depending on the rows option.
Can it handle large RDF files?
Yes. The file is read and converted locally, so the limit is your disk and memory rather than an upload size cap.
Does it convert RDF to a database as well?
Yes — the same RDF parser feeds FileToDB for Access, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and more.
Can I schedule or automate the conversion?
Yes. Save the session as a command-line script and run it from Windows Task Scheduler or Linux/macOS cron.
More about RDF to Excel converter
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RDF → EXCEL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in RDF | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | "1234"^^xsd:int | 1234 (a real numeric cell) |
| Bigint | "9007199254740993"^^xsd:long | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) |
| Decimal | "1234.56"^^xsd:decimal | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) |
| Float | "1.234e10"^^xsd:double | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) |
| Text | plain literal without a datatype | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text |
| Long text | plain literal; newlines allowed inside | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row |
| Date | "2026-09-18"^^xsd:date | a serial number plus a date cell format |
| Datetime | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z"^^xsd:dateTime | a serial number plus a date-time cell format |
| Binary | "base64..."^^xsd:base64Binary | not representable as data |
| Boolean | "true"^^xsd:boolean | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) |
| JSON | a literal, or reified as its own sub-graph | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value |
Dialect differences
Both RDF and EXCEL are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in RDF | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | XML attribute quoting; entities for reserved characters | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value |
| dates | xsd:dateTime typed literals | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... |
| binary | xsd:base64Binary typed literals | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column |
| separator | XML elements (rdf:Description / rdf:resource) | Cells, not delimiters |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package |
| typing | Every value is a resource or a typed literal | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error |
| shape | Graph of triples; there are no rows or columns | 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... |
Convert RDF to Excel the easy way
Use the RDF to Excel converter — an offline desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Nothing to upload, large files and batch runs supported (free trial).
New to the format? Read what an RDF file is (and how it maps to rows and columns).