# Install libxls

Read binary Excel files from C/C++. Version 1.6.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:libxls
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install libxls
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install libxls
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/libxls/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install libxls
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libxls from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#libxls
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libxls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libxls-devel
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxls-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:libxls
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libxls>
- **Version:** 1.6.3
- **Source summary:** Read binary Excel files from C/C++
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/libxls/libxls>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/libxls/libxls>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/libxls/libxls>
- **License:** BSD-2-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/libxls/libxls/releases/download/v1.6.3/libxls-1.6.3.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- libxls2csv (cli)
- libxls2csv (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.6.3
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/libxls/libxls
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- library-like package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** libxls
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - libxls: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libxls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- dnf - libxls - 1.6.3-7.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libxls from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Read binary Excel files from C/C++ | https://github.com/libxls/libxls
- dnf - libxls-devel - 1.6.3-7.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libxls-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libxls | https://github.com/libxls/libxls
- zypper - libxls-devel - 1.6.3-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxls-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Header files for libxls | https://github.com/libxls/libxls
- zypper - libxls-tools - 1.6.3-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxls-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Utility for parsing Excel (XLS) files | https://github.com/libxls/libxls
- zypper - libxlsreader8 - 1.6.3-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxlsreader8 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Library for Parsing Excel (XLS) Files | https://github.com/libxls/libxls
- MacPorts - libxls: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/libxls/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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