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NodeJS

Package tarballs are available on https://cdn.sheetjs.com.

https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-{current}/xlsx-{current}.tgz is the URL for version {current}

Installation

Tarballs can be directly installed using a package manager:

{`\ npm i --save https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz`} {`\ pnpm install https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz`} {`\ yarn add https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz`}

:::tip pass

Watch the repo or subscribe to the RSS feed to be notified when new versions are released!

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:::caution Snyk Bugs

Snyk security tooling may report errors involving "Prototype Pollution":

Prototype Pollution [Medium Severity][https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XLSX-5457926]

As noted in the Snyk report:

The issue is resolved in version 0.19.3

Snyk is falsely reporting vulnerabilities. It is a bug in the Snyk tooling.

Until Snyk fixes the bugs, the official recommendation is to suppress the warning.

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Legacy Endpoints

:::warning pass

Older releases are technically available on the public npm registry as xlsx, but the registry is out of date. The latest version on that registry is 0.18.5

This is a known registry bug

The SheetJS CDN https://cdn.sheetjs.com/ is the authoritative source for SheetJS modules.

For existing projects, the easiest approach is to uninstall and reinstall:

{`\ npm rm --save xlsx npm i --save https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz`} {`\ pnpm rm xlsx pnpm install https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz`} {`\ yarn remove xlsx yarn add https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz`}

When the xlsx library is a dependency of a dependency, the overrides field in package.json can control module resolution:

{\ { // highlight-start "overrides": { "xlsx": "https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/xlsx-${current}.tgz" } // highlight-end }}

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Vendoring

For general stability, "vendoring" modules is the recommended approach:

1) Download the tarball (xlsx-{current}.tgz) for the desired version. The current version is available at https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-{current}/xlsx-{current}.tgz

2. Create a vendor subfolder at the root of your project and move the tarball to that folder. Add it to your project repository.

3. Install the tarball using a package manager:

{`\ npm i --save file:vendor/xlsx-${current}.tgz`} {`\ pnpm install file:vendor/xlsx-${current}.tgz`} {`\ yarn add file:vendor/xlsx-${current}.tgz`}

The package will be installed and accessible as xlsx.

Usage

The package supports CommonJS require and ESM import module systems.

:::info pass

It is strongly recommended to use CommonJS in NodeJS.

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CommonJS require

By default, the module supports require and it will automatically add support for streams and file system access:

var XLSX = require("xlsx");

ESM import

The module also ships with xlsx.mjs for use with import. The mjs version does not automatically load native node modules, so they must be added manually:

import * as XLSX from 'xlsx';

/* load 'fs' for readFile and writeFile support */
import * as fs from 'fs';
XLSX.set_fs(fs);

/* load 'stream' for stream support */
import { Readable } from 'stream';
XLSX.stream.set_readable(Readable);

/* load the codepage support library for extended support with older formats  */
import * as cpexcel from 'xlsx/dist/cpexcel.full.mjs';
XLSX.set_cptable(cpexcel);

NextJS

:::warning pass

fs cannot be imported from the top level in NextJS pages. This will not work:

/* it is safe to import the library from the top level */
import { readFile, utils, set_fs } from 'xlsx';
/* it is not safe to import 'fs' from the top level ! */
// highlight-next-line
import * as fs from 'fs'; // this import will fail
set_fs(fs);

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fs should be loaded with a dynamic import within a lifecycle function:

/* it is safe to import the library from the top level */
import { readFile, utils, set_fs } from 'xlsx';
import { join } from 'path';
import { cwd } from 'process';

export async function getServerSideProps() {
// highlight-next-line
  set_fs(await import("fs")); // dynamically import 'fs' in `getServerSideProps`
  const wb = readFile(join(cwd(), "public", "sheetjs.xlsx"));
  // ...
}

The NextJS demo includes complete examples.