Free version

Download

All versions of GemBox.Spreadsheet come in the Microsoft Windows Installer (.msi) format, which ensures that you can easily install / uninstall and use multiple GemBox.Spreadsheet versions on the same machine. To install GemBox.Spreadsheet Free download setup from the following link and execute it with administrator privileges:

Download GemBox.Spreadsheet Free 3.5

Limitations

GemBox.Spreadsheet Free delivers the same performance and set of features as the Professional version. However, the following limitations are imposed:

  • Maximum number of rows per sheet is 150.
  • Maximum number of sheets per workbook is 5.

The above limitations are enforced during writing or reading XLS, XLSX, ODS, CSV or HTML files.

LimitNear and LimitReached events allow you to control what happens when your application is near limit or when it reaches free version limit.

First steps

Using GemBox.Spreadsheet component is easy and straightforward. The following code is needed to generate simple Excel file from your application:

C# code:

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    ExcelFile ef = new ExcelFile();
    ef.Worksheets.Add("Test").Cells["A1"].Value = "from C#";
    ef.SaveXls("TestCS.xls");
}

Visual Basic .NET code:

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object,
                          ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    Dim ef As ExcelFile = New ExcelFile
    ef.Worksheets.Add("Test").Cells("A1").Value = "from Visual Basic .NET"
    ef.SaveXls("TestVB.xls")
End Sub

Usage

You can use GemBox.Spreadsheet Free for the any purpose, including use in commercial applications.

However, you are required to acknowledge in your application that you are using GemBox.Spreadsheet Free for specific purpose and you need to provide a link to GemBox.Spreadsheet or GemBox.Spreadsheet Free page. You can format and formulate the acknowledgement in any way you like. For example, if you have created web application, you can put exported to XLS/XLSX/ODS/CSV/HTML using GemBox.Spreadsheet Free .NET component link on the bottom of export data (or similar) page. Again, format and text is arbitrary, as long as you mention GemBox.Spreadsheet Free and a link to a page on our web site.

GemBox Software is under no responsibility to provide any technical or any other support to the users of the free version.