Excel to Shapefile Converter
Convert Excel (.xlsx) files to Shapefile (.zip) right in your browser — free, instant and private. Drop a file below and download the result in seconds. Nothing is uploaded to a server, so your data never leaves your device.
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How to convert Excel to Shapefile
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Add your Excel file
Drag and drop your .xlsx file onto the box above, or click to browse.
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Convert in your browser
GeoMaps reads the Excel and rewrites it as Shapefile locally, on your device. The conversion is instant and your file is never sent anywhere.
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Download your Shapefile
Click download to save the converted .zip file. That's it — no account, no watermark, no limits.
Excel workbooks (.xlsx, and legacy .xls) are where most location lists start life — customer lists, store addresses, site inventories and survey results. For mapping, each row is one place with latitude and longitude columns plus any attributes you want to keep. Converting between Excel and GIS formats lets you send a spreadsheet to Google Earth or GIS software, or pull mapped data back into a workbook for reporting.
Need the other direction instead? Shapefile is esri's classic GIS format — the desktop-GIS workhorse. The Esri Shapefile is the long-standing standard format for desktop GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS). A 'shapefile' is actually a set of files — .shp (geometry), .shx (index), .dbf (attributes) and .prj (projection) — which is why it's exchanged as a single .zip. Despite its age it remains the most widely accepted format for serious geospatial analysis, so converting to or from it bridges web data and professional GIS.
Excel files are read from the first worksheet, and each row needs latitude/longitude columns (or a WKT geometry column). On export, points get longitude/latitude columns and lines or polygons are written to a geometry column as WKT.
Shapefiles are exchanged as a .zip bundle (.shp/.shx/.dbf/.prj). Upload the zipped shapefile, and converted output downloads as a .zip.
What is Excel?
.xlsxExcel workbooks (.xlsx, and legacy .xls) are where most location lists start life — customer lists, store addresses, site inventories and survey results. For mapping, each row is one place with latitude and longitude columns plus any attributes you want to keep. Converting between Excel and GIS formats lets you send a spreadsheet to Google Earth or GIS software, or pull mapped data back into a workbook for reporting.
What is Shapefile?
.zipThe Esri Shapefile is the long-standing standard format for desktop GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS). A 'shapefile' is actually a set of files — .shp (geometry), .shx (index), .dbf (attributes) and .prj (projection) — which is why it's exchanged as a single .zip. Despite its age it remains the most widely accepted format for serious geospatial analysis, so converting to or from it bridges web data and professional GIS.
Excel to Shapefile — FAQ
- How do I convert Excel to Shapefile?
- Upload your .xlsx file using the converter above (drag & drop or click to browse). GeoMaps converts it to Shapefile instantly in your browser and gives you a .zip file to download. No software to install and no signup required.
- Is the Excel to Shapefile converter free?
- Yes — it's completely free with no usage limits, watermarks or account needed. We offer it as a free tool from GeoMaps, the platform for turning your data into interactive maps.
- Is my data private? Are my files uploaded to a server?
- No. The conversion runs entirely in your web browser using JavaScript — your file is never uploaded to any server. Because nothing leaves your device, it's safe for sensitive or confidential data and works even offline once the page has loaded.
- Can I convert Shapefile back to Excel?
- Yes. Use our Shapefile to Excel converter for the reverse conversion — every format on GeoMaps converts both ways.
- Anything to know about Excel input?
- Excel files are read from the first worksheet, and each row needs latitude/longitude columns (or a WKT geometry column). On export, points get longitude/latitude columns and lines or polygons are written to a geometry column as WKT.
- Anything to know about Shapefile output?
- Shapefiles are exchanged as a .zip bundle (.shp/.shx/.dbf/.prj). Upload the zipped shapefile, and converted output downloads as a .zip.
- How large a file can I convert?
- Because conversion happens in your browser, the limit is your device's memory rather than a server quota — files up to tens of megabytes convert comfortably on a typical laptop. Very large datasets may be slower depending on your machine.