Workbook Repair
Recover data from corrupt or unreadable Excel files.
When Excel refuses to open a file, this tool reads the underlying package directly, salvages every sheet it can parse and rebuilds a clean workbook. Damaged parts are reported so you know exactly what was and was not recovered.
- Rating
- 4.7(1.6K)
- Monthly uses
- 202K
- Price
- Free
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.xlsx, .xlsm, .xls · processed locally, never uploaded
Files stay on your device
What it does well
- Direct package parsing that bypasses the checks Excel fails on
- Per-part recovery report showing what was salvaged and what was lost
- Fallback raw-XML extraction when the sheet index itself is damaged
How to use Workbook Repair
- 1
Upload the file Excel refuses to open.
- 2
Let the recovery scan run through each package part.
- 3
Review which sheets and how many rows were recovered.
- 4
Download the rebuilt workbook.
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Common problems and fixes
Only some sheets came back.
The others had damaged XML. The report names them — check whether an older copy of the file still has them intact.
The repaired file opens but formatting is gone.
The styles part was unrecoverable. Data integrity is preserved; reapply formatting or copy the values into a known-good template.
Frequently asked questions
What people say
Small thing, but the error messages actually tell you what to fix. Workbook Repair flagged a hidden character that had been breaking my lookups for weeks.
Our IT team blocked every other online tool because they upload files. This one does not, so workbook repair finally got approved for use on real data.
Our IT team blocked every other online tool because they upload files. This one does not, so workbook repair finally got approved for use on real data.
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