# Gnumeric (open-source office app)

> Gnumeric is a free, open-source office app for Windows and Linux. Gnumeric is a fast spreadsheet app from the GNOME project that opens Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet formats. It has 104 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0 license, and people use it instead of Microsoft Excel.

Gnumeric -- The GNOME spreadsheet Jody Goldberg The project aims to become a drop in replacement for proprietary spreadsheets. If you are interested in contributing to its development please send us some email, there are lots of projects available.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/GNOME/gnumeric |
| Platforms | Linux, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 104 |
| License | GPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | Microsoft Excel |
| Language | C |
| Website | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnumeric |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Office & spreadsheets |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/GNOME/gnumeric/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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