Excel Compressor

Shrink oversized workbooks without losing data.

Reduce file size by recompressing the package, downsampling embedded images, dropping cached pivot data and removing unused styles. Every option shows the bytes it will save before you apply it, and your data is never altered.

Rating
4.8(1.2K)
Monthly uses
158K
Price
Free

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.xlsx, .xlsm · processed locally, never uploaded

Files stay on your device

What it does well

  • Maximum-ratio recompression of the underlying package
  • Image downsampling with a quality slider and a live preview
  • Pivot cache and unused style removal with per-item savings

How to use Excel Compressor

  1. 1

    Upload the oversized workbook.

  2. 2

    Review the size breakdown by package part.

  3. 3

    Choose which reductions to apply.

  4. 4

    Download the compressed file.

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How to use Excel Compressor

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Common problems and fixes

Barely any size reduction.

The file is genuinely data-heavy. Check the breakdown — if sheet XML dominates, the answer is fewer rows or fewer sheets, not compression.

Pivot tables show no data after compressing.

Their cache was dropped. Hit Refresh All in Excel and they repopulate from the source range.

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What people say

Small thing, but the error messages actually tell you what to fix. Excel Compressor flagged a hidden character that had been breaking my lookups for weeks.
Fiona Byrne · Consultant ·
Our IT team blocked every other online tool because they upload files. This one does not, so excel compressor finally got approved for use on real data.
Samuel Osei · Consultant ·
Fast, no signup wall, no watermark. I have sent the Excel Compressor link to half my department.
Fiona Byrne · Consultant ·

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