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SpreadsheetPreview: Pdf.js for Spreadsheets

SpreadsheetPreview: Pdf.js for Spreadsheets

by robbiejs·Jul 7, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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Client-side XLSX rendering like PDF.js but for spreadsheets without server conversion.

Strengths
  • •Zero server dependency keeps files entirely in the browser
  • •Supports virtual scrolling, frozen panes, and floating images
  • •Framework-agnostic with TypeScript, React, Vue, and Angular support
Weaknesses
  • •View-only preview limits use cases compared to full editors
  • •Commercial licensing required for shipped products
Target Audience

Web developers needing spreadsheet previews in their applications

Similar To

SheetJS · Handsontable · Luckysheet

Post Description

Hello Hacker News!

I have just launched SpreadsheetPreview, an embeddable Javascript/Typescript component that displays an Excel file (.xlsx) in any browser. You can see it here: https://spreadsheetpreview.com.

Benefits: No upload. No server. No Microsoft Office dependency.

The component is based on DataGrid Toolkit, the toolkit that also powers upcoming DataGridXL v4, which is an editable data grid component with an Excel-like interface.

The component is free to use for non-commercial projects. Commercial use requires license.

Please try it out and let me know what you think!

Best,

Robbert

Links:

* Website: https://spreadsheetpreview.com/ * Github: https://github.com/DataGridXL/spreadsheet-preview * NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@datagridxl/spreadsheet-previe...

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