Convert Excel macro files (XLM) online for free
The converter easily converts your XLM macros to various formats - free and online. No Microsoft Excel or or other Spreadsheet software needed.
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Legacy Excel Macro" formats to XLM without using software like Microsoft Excel or a similar tool.
The .XLM file extension represents a legacy Microsoft Excel 4.0 Macro. Introduced in 1992, these files contain automation scripts that execute commands within Microsoft Excel. While once a standard for automating spreadsheet tasks, .XLM files are now obsolete and highly problematic. Microsoft replaced the XLM language with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) decades ago.
Today, modern security systems flag .XLM files as severe security risks. Cybercriminals frequently abuse this outdated format to bypass standard macro protections and deploy malware or ransomware. Because of this, modern versions of Microsoft 365 block .XLM macros from executing by default.
Opening an unknown .XLM file directly in Excel is dangerous. You must convert or extract the contents to ensure safety. For reviewing the macro code without executing it, convert the file to TXT. If the file contains underlying spreadsheet data, convert it to XLSX or CSV to strip out the dangerous executable code entirely. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your XLM file.
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If you want to convert XLM file to EXE, MSI, APP, DMG, DEB, RPM, PKG, RUN, SH, BAT, CMD or COM, you can use Microsoft Excel or similar software from the "Spreadsheet Automation and Macros" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, COM, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK or MSI files to XLM, try Microsoft Excel or another comparable tool in the "Spreadsheet Automation and Macros" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our XLM converter.