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Free alternatives Microsoft Excel download software which lets editing and viewing .xls and .xlt Microsoft Excel spreadsheet document. You can get these suggested tools that is capable to produce and edit Excel as you do it in the Microsoft version all for free. Platforms supported including Microsoft, Mac, Linux and Solaris. Some of them is open source and web-based which allows editing of Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet to be edited and viewed on the Internet. Following are suggestions of reliable alternatives to produce .XLS and .XLT file:

1. Open Office Calc is a great “Microsoft Excel free download” that has all the function you expect to create professional Excel spreadsheet. You can bold, fill color into selected cells, sum, function wizard, increase or decrease indent, insert picture, hyperlink, chart and sort ascending/descending. File extensions that are supported including:

ODF speadsheet .ODS
ODF Spreadsheet Template .OTS
OpenOffice.org 1.0 spreadsheet .SXC
OpenOffice.org 1.0 spreadsheet template .STC
Data Interchange Format DIF
dBASE DBS
Microsoft Excel 95/97/2000/XP/5.0 .XLS
Microsoft Excel template .XLT
StarCalc 3.0/4.0/5.0 .SDC
StartCalc template 3.0/4.0/5.0 .VOR
SYLK .SLK
Text Csv .CSV
Microsoft Excel 2003 XML .XML
Pocket Excel .PXL
Unified Office Format spreadsheet .UOS

2. Zoho Sheet is online spreadsheet editor and publishing tool. It enable you to create Excel document similar to Microsoft Excel and you can save it on the web or download your file into your PC. You can start using the web-based software with your Google or Yahoo account ID and Password. Otherwise you can register with Zoho Sheet.

3. Gnumeric is another free version of Microsoft Excel that enable you to produce good quality of spreadsheet files. You can minimize the costs of transition as Gnumeric offers customizable feel. This freeware is part of GNOME desktop environment which is a project to create user friendly and free desktop environment.

4. Google Docs is an online version of Microsoft Office Excel you can utilize as same as Zoho Sheet to create, edit and save Excel spreadsheet on the Internet for free. It allows you upload your existing file up to 1MB in size. Supported extensions including .CSV, .XLS, .XLSX and .ODS.