Sheets Preview

Offline spreadsheet preview. Open binary XLS (Microsoft Excel 95/97), XLSX, ODS OpenOffice files directly with this JavaScript app.

Sheets Preview: Offline Spreadsheet Preview & Basic Editing Tool

"Sheets Preview" is a Chrome extension that provides offline spreadsheet preview and basic editing capabilities. The extension supports binary files such as XLS (Microsoft Excel 95/97), XLSX, and ODS (OpenOffice), leveraging JavaScript for these functionalities. It allows users to perform copy and paste tasks to Google Sheets / Docs or desktop software. The extension uses open-source components Handsontable and SheetJS for its operations.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 1.49
(49)
Version: 0.2 (Last updated: 2015-12-27)
Creation date: 2015-12-27
Permissions:
  • clipboardRead
  • clipboardWrite
  • {"fileSystem":["write"]}
Size: 468.99K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 9,061 ▲ 41

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
    Cons
    • Does not work on Chromebook
    • Does not open ODS files
    • Non-functional; many users report it does nothing
    • Wasted time downloading it
    • Perceived as a scam or potentially harmful
    Most mentioned
    • Does not work
    • Won't open documents
    • Does nothing or is non-functional
    User reviews
    操作しても何も反応しない。 最終更新日を見るべきだった。
    by Yasunori Sato, 2021-02-04
    does not work on chromebook
    by Benjamin Corpataux-Blache, 2020-06-29
    Why do you push this? It is useless!
    by Dennis Patten, 2020-03-31
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    Extension safety

    Risk impact

    Sheets Preview requires very minimum permissions.

    Risk impact analysis details
    • High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
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    Risk likelihood

    We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Sheets Preview. Use it at your own risk.

    Risk likelihood analysis details
    • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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