Open Source Go Library for Managing Spreadsheets

Getting Started with Excelize

The recommended way to install Excelize is from GitHub, please use the following command for faster installation.

 go get github.com/360EntSecGroup-Skylar/excelize 

Generate Excel XLSX File via Go Library

Excelize enables programmers to generate an Excel XLSX spreadsheet inside their own Go applications. Once you have created the sheet you can also create a new sheet, set the value of a cell, define the number of rows and columns, Set an active sheet of the workbook, and more. You can also assign a name to a sheet and save the file to the path of your choice, set font type and text size for a created sheet. 

package main

import (
    "fmt"

    "github.com/xuri/excelize/v2"
)

func main() {
    f := excelize.NewFile()
    // Create a new sheet.
    index := f.NewSheet("Sheet2")
    // Set value of a cell.
    f.SetCellValue("Sheet2", "A2", "Hello world.")
    f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", "B2", 100)
    // Set active sheet of the workbook.
    f.SetActiveSheet(index)
    // Save spreadsheet by the given path.
    if err := f.SaveAs("Book1.xlsx"); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

Insert Chart to an XLSX File

Excel Charts are visual representations of data from a worksheet that can convey more understanding of the data by summarizing large amounts of data within a small section of your worksheet. Charts allow users to visually display data in different formats such as Bar, Column, Pie, Line, Area, or Radar, etc. Excelize library supports chart generation as well as control with just a few lines of code inside your own applications. It allows building charts based on data in a worksheet or generating charts without any data.

package main

import (
    "fmt"

    "github.com/xuri/excelize/v2"
)

func main() {
    categories := map[string]string{
        "A2": "Small", "A3": "Normal", "A4": "Large",
        "B1": "Apple", "C1": "Orange", "D1": "Pear"}
    values := map[string]int{
        "B2": 2, "C2": 3, "D2": 3, "B3": 5, "C3": 2, "D3": 4, "B4": 6, "C4": 7, "D4": 8}
    f := excelize.NewFile()
    for k, v := range categories {
        f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", k, v)
    }
    for k, v := range values {
        f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", k, v)
    }
    if err := f.AddChart("Sheet1", "E1", `{
        "type": "col3DClustered",
        "series": [
        {
            "name": "Sheet1!$A$2",
            "categories": "Sheet1!$B$1:$D$1",
            "values": "Sheet1!$B$2:$D$2"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sheet1!$A$3",
            "categories": "Sheet1!$B$1:$D$1",
            "values": "Sheet1!$B$3:$D$3"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sheet1!$A$4",
            "categories": "Sheet1!$B$1:$D$1",
            "values": "Sheet1!$B$4:$D$4"
        }],
        "title":
        {
            "name": "Fruit 3D Clustered Column Chart"
        }
    }`); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }
    // Save spreadsheet by the given path.
    if err := f.SaveAs("Book1.xlsx"); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

Creating PivotTable in Excel File

Excelize provides the capability for creating a pivot table inside an Excel spreadsheet with ease. Pivot tables are one of the most powerful features of Microsoft Excel. It is a powerful tool to calculate, summarize, and analyze your data in an Excel sheet. You can create a simple pivot table by using the AddPivotTable function. Moreover, you can easily assign or edit data source to a pivot table.

func main() {
    f := excelize.NewFile()
    // Create some data in a sheet
    month := []string{"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May",
        "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"}
    year := []int{2017, 2018, 2019}
    types := []string{"Meat", "Dairy", "Beverages", "Produce"}
    region := []string{"East", "West", "North", "South"}
    f.SetSheetRow("Sheet1", "A1", &[]string{"Month", "Year", "Type", "Sales", "Region"})
    for row := 2; row < 32; row++ {
        f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", fmt.Sprintf("A%d", row), month[rand.Intn(12)])
        f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", fmt.Sprintf("B%d", row), year[rand.Intn(3)])
        f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", fmt.Sprintf("C%d", row), types[rand.Intn(4)])
        f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", fmt.Sprintf("D%d", row), rand.Intn(5000))
        f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", fmt.Sprintf("E%d", row), region[rand.Intn(4)])
    }
    if err := f.AddPivotTable(&excelize.PivotTableOptions{
        DataRange:       "Sheet1!$A$1:$E$31",
        PivotTableRange: "Sheet1!$G$2:$M$34",
        Rows: []excelize.PivotTableField{
            {Data: "Month", DefaultSubtotal: true}, {Data: "Year"}},
        Filter: []excelize.PivotTableField{
            {Data: "Region"}},
        Columns: []excelize.PivotTableField{
            {Data: "Type", DefaultSubtotal: true}},
        Data: []excelize.PivotTableField{
            {Data: "Sales", Name: "Summarize", Subtotal: "Sum"}},
        RowGrandTotals: true,
        ColGrandTotals: true,
        ShowDrill:      true,
        ShowRowHeaders: true,
        ShowColHeaders: true,
        ShowLastColumn: true,
    }); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
    if err := f.SaveAs("Book1.xlsx"); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

Add Images to XLSX Spreadsheets

The Excelize library provides functionality for adding images to an Excel XLSX spreadsheet with just a couple of lines of Go commands. You can also modify images according to your needs. You can insert a picture with scaling as well as with printing support.

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    _ "image/gif"
    _ "image/jpeg"
    _ "image/png"

    "github.com/xuri/excelize/v2"
)

func main() {
    f, err := excelize.OpenFile("Book1.xlsx")
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }
    defer func() {
        // Close the spreadsheet.
        if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
            fmt.Println(err)
        }
    }()
    // Insert a picture.
    if err := f.AddPicture("Sheet1", "A2", "image.png", ""); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
    // Insert a picture to worksheet with scaling.
    if err := f.AddPicture("Sheet1", "D2", "image.jpg",
        `{"x_scale": 0.5, "y_scale": 0.5}`); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
    // Insert a picture offset in the cell with printing support.
    if err := f.AddPicture("Sheet1", "H2", "image.gif", `{
        "x_offset": 15,
        "y_offset": 10,
        "print_obj": true,
        "lock_aspect_ratio": false,
        "locked": false
    }`); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
    // Save the spreadsheet with the origin path.
    if err = f.Save(); err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}