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[PDF & Document Generation](/categories/documents) 4. / 5. briteweb/phpexcel ActiveLibrary[PDF & Document Generation](/categories/documents) briteweb/phpexcel ================= PHPExcel - OpenXML - Read, Create and Write Spreadsheet documents in PHP - Spreadsheet engine 1.8.3(7y ago)03.4k1LGPL-2.1PHPPHP ^5.2|^7.0 Since Jan 16Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Briteweb/PHPExcel)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/briteweb/phpexcel)[ Docs](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel)[ RSS](/packages/briteweb-phpexcel/feed)WikiDiscussions 1.8 Synced 2d ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (1)Versions (18)Used By (0) PHPExcel - DEAD =============== [](#phpexcel---dead) PHPExcel last version, 1.8.1, was released in 2015. The project was officially deprecated in 2017 and permanently archived in 2019. The project has not be maintained for years and must not be used anymore. **All users must migrate** to its direct successor [PhpSpreadsheet](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet), or another alternative. License ------- [](#license) PHPExcel is licensed under [LGPL (GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE)](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/blob/master/license.md) ### Health Score 33 ↑ LowBetter than 75% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity17 Limited adoption so far Community21 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~220 days Recently: every ~464 days Total 11 Last Release 2597d ago PHP version history (2 changes)1.7.9-rc1PHP >=5.2.0 1.8.2PHP ^5.2|^7.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cb310871b422cb2da37a1ad9e58c018e29cf8d11d5880793cfe31ddc37883b3a?d=identicon)[briteweb](/maintainers/briteweb) --- Top Contributors [![Progi1984](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1533248?v=4)](https://github.com/Progi1984 "Progi1984 (66 commits)")[![maartenba](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/485230?v=4)](https://github.com/maartenba "maartenba (23 commits)")[![Slamdunk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/152236?v=4)](https://github.com/Slamdunk "Slamdunk (11 commits)")[![PowerKiKi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/72603?v=4)](https://github.com/PowerKiKi "PowerKiKi (9 commits)")[![frost-nzcr4](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/468395?v=4)](https://github.com/frost-nzcr4 "frost-nzcr4 (7 commits)")[![amironov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2651400?v=4)](https://github.com/amironov "amironov (3 commits)")[![CQD](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/94944?v=4)](https://github.com/CQD "CQD (3 commits)")[![owenconti](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/791222?v=4)](https://github.com/owenconti "owenconti (3 commits)")[![nicoder](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/365210?v=4)](https://github.com/nicoder "nicoder (3 commits)")[![alexgann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1827295?v=4)](https://github.com/alexgann "alexgann (2 commits)")[![Gemorroj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/885731?v=4)](https://github.com/Gemorroj "Gemorroj (2 commits)")[![JackStoneDev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4856318?v=4)](https://github.com/JackStoneDev "JackStoneDev (2 commits)")[![karak](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/156341?v=4)](https://github.com/karak "karak (2 commits)")[![Martin0123456](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1056389?v=4)](https://github.com/Martin0123456 "Martin0123456 (2 commits)")[![neclimdul](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/82823?v=4)](https://github.com/neclimdul "neclimdul (2 commits)")[![sarciszewski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3710836?v=4)](https://github.com/sarciszewski "sarciszewski (2 commits)")[![travispaul](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2118993?v=4)](https://github.com/travispaul "travispaul (1 commits)")[![goncons](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7095409?v=4)](https://github.com/goncons "goncons (1 commits)")[![Nyholm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1275206?v=4)](https://github.com/Nyholm "Nyholm (1 commits)")[![CrandellWS](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5300522?v=4)](https://github.com/CrandellWS "CrandellWS (1 commits)") --- Tags phpexcelxlsxlsxOpenXMLspreadsheet ### Code Quality Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/briteweb-phpexcel/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/briteweb-phpexcel/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/briteweb-phpexcel) ``` PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)