How to encode Excel files to UTF-8 CSV on Mac?

Is there a quick solution to convert Excel files to UTF-8 CSV on Mac OS X? If you are looking for a way to do this, you may wish to read this blog post. It guides you through the process of encoding Excel .xls/xlsx files to UTF-8 CSV on a Mac via using a handy but helpful app.

How can I convert my Excel xls files to UTF-8 encoded csv on Mac?
"Hi there, please help! I'm trying to batch process converting a folder of .xls files to .csv using UTF-8 on my MacBook Pro. Does anyone know an easy way to do this? I would really appreciate any help. Thanks in advance."

If you are on a Mac, we highly recommend that you load your Excel spreadsheets into Gmagon XLS2csv to convert and export the final CSV files to UTF-8 encoding. Check a how-to guide and learn how to do this in detail.

How to encode XLS/XLSX to UTF-8 CSV on Mac?

Software requirement
Gmagon XLS2csv

Note: XLS2csv runs on Mac only, Mac OS X 10.7(64-bit) or above is required.

Free download and install Gmagon XLS2csv on your Mac, then follow these steps:
1. Drag and drop or click “Import File” to load Excel files (.xls or .xlsx) that you want to convert. This Excel to UTF-8 CSV converter for Mac supports batch conversion, so you can import multiple files to do conversion at a time.


2.Go to Export Configuration Window and set UTF-8 as encoder
In “Export Configuration” Window, switch to “others” column and choose “UTF-8” as coding method. If you've loaded a number of excel files to do conversion, do remember clicking "Apply to All".
3. Set output directory for exported UTF-8 CSV files

4. Click “Convert all” button to start converting Excel files to UTF-8 encoded CSV on a Mac
Once the conversion is complete, you can find the generated UTF-8 CSV files in the output directory.

Hope this blog post helps those who are looking for an easy way to encode Excel files to UTF-8 CSV on Mac OS X.

Also read
Mac batch convert XLS to CSV
How to convert XLS to CSV on a Mac?
How do you bulk convert multiple xlsx to csv on Mac?
Convert XLSX to CSV on Mac with semicolon separator

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