# Convert TSV to XLS

> Convert TSV to XLS online for free in seconds. Files are processed in a secure, isolated sandbox and deleted automatically. No sign-up, no watermarks.

URL: https://www.converterrr.com/tsv-to-xls

- Runs in an isolated cloud sandbox with LibreOffice: files are deleted automatically, and the job uses cloud credits.
- Engines: LibreOffice (cloud).
- API: available. `POST /api/v1/jobs` with `"output_format": "xls"` (paid plans).
- More: [Spreadsheet converter](https://www.converterrr.com/spreadsheet-converter), [TSV converter](https://www.converterrr.com/tsv-converter).

## How to convert TSV to XLS

1. **Add your TSV files.** Drag and drop TSV files onto the converter, paste them, or click to browse. You can add several at once.
2. **Choose XLS.** XLS is already selected. Open Options if you want to change quality, size or metadata.
3. **Convert.** Click Convert. Files are processed in a secure cloud sandbox and are usually ready in seconds.
4. **Download your XLS.** Download each XLS file, or everything at once as a ZIP.

## Good to know

- TSV files are typically used for data exports and bioinformatics, while XLS is best for older Excel workbooks.
- This conversion runs on LibreOffice in an isolated cloud sandbox. Files are encrypted in transit and deleted automatically.

## TSV vs XLS

|  | TSV | XLS |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Tab-Separated Values | Microsoft Excel 97–2003 |
| Type | Spreadsheet | Spreadsheet |
| Extensions | .tsv | .xls |
| MIME type | text/tab-separated-values | application/vnd.ms-excel |
| Best for | data exports and bioinformatics | older Excel workbooks |
| Properties | open standard | legacy format, proprietary |

**TSV:** TSV is like CSV but separates values with tabs, which avoids problems with commas inside data.

**XLS:** XLS is the legacy binary Excel format used before 2007.

The other way around: [convert XLS to TSV](https://www.converterrr.com/xls-to-tsv).

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## TSV to XLS: frequently asked questions

### How do I convert TSV to XLS?

Drop your TSV file onto the converter above, make sure XLS is selected, and click Convert. When it's done, download the XLS file — it usually takes a few seconds.

### Is it safe to convert TSV to XLS here?

Yes. Your file is sent over an encrypted connection to an isolated sandbox that's created for your job only, then both the original and the result are deleted automatically.

### Is the TSV to XLS converter free?

Yes. Cloud conversions like this one use credits, and you get free credits every day (3 without an account, 10 with a free account).

### Will converting TSV to XLS reduce quality?

No — XLS preserves the content of your TSV file as faithfully as the format allows.

### Can I convert multiple TSV files at once?

Yes. Add up to 5 files at a time without an account, 10 with a free account and up to 500 on paid plans, then download them individually or as a single ZIP.

### Can I convert XLS back to TSV?

Yes — use our XLS to TSV converter. Note that converting back and forth between formats can't recover detail lost to lossy compression.