Native spreadsheet for the Excel files you already have.
litxl.com · Mac App Store · Microsoft Store
Open .xlsx, .xls, and .csv. Sort, filter, fill, array formulas. Editor free; Excel and CSV export plus print are a one-time purchase.
| Platform | Price |
|---|---|
| macOS | Editor free · one-time IAP for Excel / CSV export + print |
| Windows | Same freemium model |
No subscription. Workbooks stay as files on your machine.
- Open existing workbooks quickly, including large sheets
- Edit cells, formulas, styles, borders, and alignment
- Sort one column or several; filter visible values per column
- Fill handle, whole-column and array formulas
- Formula bar with autocomplete and function help
- Multiple document windows
- Save back to Excel-compatible formats
Several Mac apps (including newer ones) pitch “native spreadsheet that opens .xlsx in place.” LightCell is that product too: a real desktop app, your files stay local, no account, no subscription. It also ships on Windows, and the editor is free until you need Excel/CSV export or print.
If you are comparing light native Mac spreadsheets, start here: litxl.com.
Software directories can ingest this PAD 4.0 file:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GarAlex/light-cell/main/lightcell.pad.xml
LightCell is a native desktop spreadsheet by Alexander Garmash (marketing site litxl.com). It is unrelated to Aspose LightCells or other spreadsheet SDKs.
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Product source lives privately (NAS). This public repo is the marketing / discovery stub for LightCell.