excelize
Go language library for reading and writing Microsoft Excel™ (XLAM / XLSM / XLSX / XLTM / XLTX) spreadsheets
- 21k stars
- 2k forks
- 146 open issues
- Language: Go
- License: BSD-3-Clause
- updated
Install
git clone https://github.com/qax-os/excelize && cp excelize/*.md ~/.claude/agents/- Clone the repository and copy the agent .md definitions into ~/.claude/agents (or .claude/agents inside a project).
- Start a new Claude Code session to load the agents.
- Delegate work to them with the Task/Agent tool or by name.
Editor's note
Excelize is a pure Go library for reading and writing Microsoft Excel spreadsheets in XLAM, XLSM, XLSX, XLTM, and XLTX formats, covering files generated by Excel 2007 and later. Its core capabilities include cell value manipulation, multi-sheet workbook management, chart generation (including 3D clustered column and other chart types built directly from worksheet data), picture embedding, formula support, pivot tables, and VBA handling. A streaming API allows efficient processing of worksheets containing very large datasets without excessive memory use. The repository is tagged as an MCP subagent collection, positioning it as a tool that Claude agents can call to automate spreadsheet creation, data extraction, and visualization tasks within analytics or reporting workflows. Go developers building Claude-powered pipelines that need to produce or consume Excel files benefit most, since the library integrates via standard Go modules and requires Go 1.25.0 or later. With over 20,000 GitHub stars, it is among the most widely adopted Go spreadsheet libraries available.
Subagents overview
Excelize
Introduction
Excelize is a library written in pure Go providing a set of functions that allow you to write to and read from XLAM / XLSM / XLSX / XLTM / XLTX files. Supports reading and writing spreadsheet documents generated by Microsoft Excel™ 2007 and later. Supports complex components by high compatibility, and provided streaming API for generating or reading data from a worksheet with huge amounts of data. This library needs Go version 1.26.0 or later. The full docs can be seen using go's built-in documentation tool, or online at go.dev and docs reference.
Basic Usage
Installation
go get github.com/xuri/excelizeIf your packages are managed using Go Modules, please install with following command.
go get github.com/xuri/excelize/v2Create spreadsheet
Here is a minimal example usage that will create spreadsheet file.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/xuri/excelize/v2"
)
func main() {
f := excelize.NewFile()
defer func() {
if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
}()
// Create a new sheet.
index, err := f.NewSheet("Sheet2")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
// Set value of a cell.
f.SetCellValue("Sheet2", "A2", "Hello world.")
f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", "B2", 100)
// Set active sheet of the workbook.
f.SetActiveSheet(index)
// Save spreadsheet by the given path.
if err := f.SaveAs("Book1.xlsx"); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
}Reading spreadsheet
The following constitutes the bare to read a spreadsheet document.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/xuri/excelize/v2"
)
func main() {
f, err := excelize.OpenFile("Book1.xlsx")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer func() {
// Close the spreadsheet.
if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
}()
// Get value from cell by given worksheet name and cell reference.
cell, err := f.GetCellValue("Sheet1", "B2")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(cell)
// Get all the rows in the Sheet1.
rows, err := f.GetRows("Sheet1")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
for _, row := range rows {
for _, colCell := range row {
fmt.Print(colCell, "\t")
}
fmt.Println()
}
}Add chart to spreadsheet file
With Excelize chart generation and management is as easy as a few lines of code. You can build charts based on data in your worksheet or generate charts without any data in your worksheet at all.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/xuri/excelize/v2"
)
func main() {
f := excelize.NewFile()
defer func() {
if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
}()
for idx, row := range [][]interface{}{
{nil, "Apple", "Orange", "Pear"}, {"Small", 2, 3, 3},
{"Normal", 5, 2, 4}, {"Large", 6, 7, 8},
} {
cell, err := excelize.CoordinatesToCellName(1, idx+1)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
f.SetSheetRow("Sheet1", cell, &row)
}
if err := f.AddChart("Sheet1", "E1", &excelize.Chart{
Type: excelize.Col3DClustered,
Series: []excelize.ChartSeries{
{
Name: "Sheet1!$A$2",
Categories: "Sheet1!$B$1:$D$1",
Values: "Sheet1!$B$2:$D$2",
},
{
Name: "Sheet1!$A$3",
Categories: "Sheet1!$B$1:$D$1",
Values: "Sheet1!$B$3:$D$3",
},
{
Name: "Sheet1!$A$4",
Categories: "Sheet1!$B$1:$D$1",
Values: "Sheet1!$B$4:$D$4",
}},
Title: excelize.ChartTitle{
Paragraph: []excelize.RichTextRun{
{
Text: "Fruit 3D Clustered Column Chart",
},
},
},
}); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
// Save spreadsheet by the given path.
if err := f.SaveAs("Book1.xlsx"); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
}Add picture to spreadsheet file
package main
import (
"fmt"
_ "image/gif"
_ "image/jpeg"
_ "image/png"
"github.com/xuri/excelize/v2"
)
func main() {
f, err := excelize.OpenFile("Book1.xlsx")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer func() {
// Close the spreadsheet.
if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
}()
// Insert a picture.
if err := f.AddPicture("Sheet1", "A2", "image.png", nil); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
// Insert a picture to worksheet with scaling.
if err := f.AddPicture("Sheet1", "D2", "image.jpg",
&excelize.GraphicOptions{ScaleX: 0.5, ScaleY: 0.5}); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
// Insert a picture offset in the cell with printing support.
enable, disable := true, false
if err := f.AddPicture("Sheet1", "H2", "image.gif",
&excelize.GraphicOptions{
PrintObject: &enable,
LockAspectRatio: false,
OffsetX: 15,
OffsetY: 10,
Locked: &disable,
}); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
// Save the spreadsheet with the origin path.
if err = f.Save(); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
}
}Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Open a pull request to fix a bug, or open an issue to discuss a new feature or change. XML is compliant with part 1 of the 5th edition of the ECMA-376 Standard for Office Open XML.
Licenses
This program is under the terms of the BSD 3-Clause License. See https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause.
The Excel logo is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. This artwork is an adaptation.
The Go gopher was created by Renee French. Licensed under the Creative Commons 4.0 Attributions license.
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What people ask about excelize
What is qax-os/excelize?
qax-os/excelize is subagents for the Claude AI ecosystem. Go language library for reading and writing Microsoft Excel™ (XLAM / XLSM / XLSX / XLTM / XLTX) spreadsheets It has 21k GitHub stars and its last recorded update is dated 2026-10-20.
How do I install excelize?
You can install excelize by cloning the repository (https://github.com/qax-os/excelize) or following the README instructions on GitHub. ClaudeWave also provides quick install blocks on this page.
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Who maintains qax-os/excelize?
qax-os/excelize is maintained by qax-os. The last recorded GitHub activity is dated 2026-10-20, with 146 open issues.
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