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[PDF & Document Generation](/categories/documents) 4. / 5. phpoffice/phpexcel Abandoned → [phpoffice/phpspreadsheet](/?search=phpoffice%2Fphpspreadsheet)ArchivedLibrary[PDF & Document Generation](/categories/documents) phpoffice/phpexcel ================== PHPExcel - OpenXML - Read, Create and Write Spreadsheet documents in PHP - Spreadsheet engine 1.8.2(7y ago)11.4k59.5M—4.2%4.1k[561 issues](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/issues)[102 PRs](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/pulls)20LGPL-2.1PHPPHP ^5.2|^7.0 Since Jan 16Pushed 7y ago762 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phpoffice/phpexcel)[ Docs](https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel)[ RSS](/packages/phpoffice-phpexcel/feed)WikiDiscussions 1.8 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (1)Versions (17)Used By (20)Security (23) 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 60 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance19 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity85 Widely adopted with strong download metrics Community66 Healthy contributor diversity Maturity66 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 ~234 days Recently: every ~443 days Total 10 Last Release 2694d 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/792895a1976f2be3789d45a658de84d94a901d1137b4417b27840ccaa0dba2e3?d=identicon)[Progi1984](/maintainers/Progi1984) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2b8457fa3227a7e8e38f0121f1fe254ec965133df93ae5ea8352c757adb98283?d=identicon)[PHPOffice](/maintainers/PHPOffice) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7c94f0f19fd311bcb9dfc106b5c0c2f27cbcbff48649176366ac99630dd7fa62?d=identicon)[PowerKiKi](/maintainers/PowerKiKi) --- 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)")[![CQD](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/94944?v=4)](https://github.com/CQD "CQD (3 commits)")[![nicoder](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/365210?v=4)](https://github.com/nicoder "nicoder (3 commits)")[![amironov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2651400?v=4)](https://github.com/amironov "amironov (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)")[![bolovincev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2393206?v=4)](https://github.com/bolovincev "bolovincev (1 commits)")[![masanaikeshima](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7580706?v=4)](https://github.com/masanaikeshima "masanaikeshima (1 commits)")[![travispaul](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2118993?v=4)](https://github.com/travispaul "travispaul (1 commits)")[![nendrew](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1775044?v=4)](https://github.com/nendrew "nendrew (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/phpoffice-phpexcel/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/phpoffice-phpexcel/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/phpoffice-phpexcel) ``` PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)