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SPSS SPV to Excel Converter

Turn an SPSS output file into an Excel workbook in this browser, with one sheet per table and the numbers kept as numbers, ready for your report or thesis.

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What this tool does

Convert an SPSS .spv output file to Excel in your browser, without SPSS. One sheet per table, numbers kept as numbers, plus CSV. Nothing is uploaded.

How to use it

Choose the .spv file, or drop it on the box. It stays on your device.
Check the tables on screen. Tick Show hidden items if you also want hidden tables such as Notes.
Press Download Excel. You get a Contents sheet plus one sheet for every table, named after the table.
Open the workbook in Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice. Use All tables (CSV) if you prefer one plain file.

Common uses

In SPSS the usual way to get tables into Excel is File, Export, choose Excel and pick the items. That needs SPSS open and licensed. Many people who have to work with the numbers do not have it: a student whose statistician sent back an .spv, a manager reading survey results from an agency, a co-author checking a regression table, or someone whose SPSS licence ran out with their university account. Copying tables by hand from screenshots is slow and easy to get wrong.

This page reads the tables straight from the .spv file and writes a real .xlsx workbook. Each table gets its own sheet with its title on top, the row and column headings in bold and merged across the cells they cover, and the values as numbers rather than text, so sums, charts and formatting work at once. Tables with layers (for example one layer per group) get every layer one below the other on the sheet. Footnotes and captions follow each table. The Contents sheet lists every table with the output item it came from.

Sheet names follow Excel's rules: at most 31 characters, no slashes or brackets, and repeated names such as several Descriptives tables are numbered. Hidden tables are left out unless you tick Show hidden items. For a quick paste, each table on screen also has Copy table, which puts tab separated cells on your clipboard for Excel or Google Sheets, and a CSV button.

The workbook is built in a background worker, so even an output with hundreds of tables is ready in a second or two and the page stays responsive while it is made.

Private, and the limits

The workbook is made on your computer. The output is read in this tab and the .xlsx is handed to your browser as a download, with nothing sent to TaskNinja, no account and no record of the file name or contents.

Only tables go into Excel. Charts can be saved one at a time as SVG pictures with their data as CSV, and the Text download keeps notes and logs. Colours, fonts and SPSS table looks are not copied. Tables in the old SPSS 16 to 22 format are not converted.

Official sources

Last checked 2026-10-29.

FAQ

How do I convert an SPSS output file to Excel without SPSS?

Choose the .spv file here and press Download Excel. Every table goes onto its own sheet in an .xlsx file.

Are the numbers kept as numbers?

Yes. Values are written as real Excel numbers, while headings and labels stay as text, so you can format or calculate with them straight away.

Is the .spv file uploaded to convert it?

No. The workbook is made by this browser tab, so the output and its data stay on your device.

What about tables with layers?

Every layer is written to the same sheet, one below the other, each with its layer name above it.

Can I get just one table?

Yes. Under each table there is Copy table for pasting into a spreadsheet and a CSV button for that table alone.

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