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readxl

Read Excel Files

v1.5.0 · May 16, 2026 · MIT + file LICENSE
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Description

Import excel files into R. Supports '.xls' via the embedded 'libxls' C library <https://github.com/libxls/libxls> and '.xlsx' via the embedded 'RapidXML' C++ library <https://rapidxml.sourceforge.net/>. Works on Windows, Mac and Linux without external dependencies.

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OK 13 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE May 17, 2026
ERROR 10 OK · 3 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 1 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Apr 4, 2026
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-clang

compiled code

File ‘readxl/libs/readxl.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘R_NamespaceRegistry’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
ERROR r-devel-linux-x86_64-fedora-clang

tests

Running ‘testthat.R’
Running the tests in ‘tests/testthat.R’ failed.
Complete output:
  > library(testthat)
  > library(readxl)
  > 
  > test_check("readxl")
  
   *** caught segfault ***
  address (nil), cause 'memory not mapped'
  
  Traceback:
   
...[truncated]...
ge = load_package, parallel = parallel, shuffle = shuffle)
  58: test_dir("testthat", package = package, reporter = reporter,     ..., load_package = "installed")
  59: test_check("readxl")
  An irrecoverable exception occurred. R is aborting now ...
NOTE r-devel-windows-x86_64

compiled code

File 'readxl/libs/x64/readxl.dll':
  Found non-API call to R: 'R_NamespaceRegistry'

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See 'Writing portable packages' in the 'Writing R Extensions' manual,
and section 'Moving into C API compliance' for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE r-patched-linux-x86_64

compiled code

File ‘readxl/libs/readxl.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘R_NamespaceRegistry’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
NOTE 13 OK · 1 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 27, 2026
NOTE r-devel-linux-x86_64-debian-gcc

compiled code

File ‘readxl/libs/readxl.so’:
  Found non-API call to R: ‘R_NamespaceRegistry’

Compiled code should not call non-API entry points in R.

See ‘Writing portable packages’ in the ‘Writing R Extensions’ manual,
and section ‘Moving into C API compliance’ for issues with the use of
non-API entry points.
OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026

Reverse Dependencies (532)

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DataLoader VectorCodeR onmaRg uscoauditlog

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Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies cellranger tibble DataLoader VectorCodeR onmaRg uscoauditlog ABSurvTDC AHPWR AHPtools AeroEvapR AgeBandDecomposition AgroTech AvInertia BGVAR BLSloadR BayesianDisaggregation BayesianFitForecast +517 more reverse deps readxl

Version History

updated 1.5.0 ← 1.4.5 diff May 16, 2026
new 1.4.5 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.4.5 ← 1.4.4 diff Mar 6, 2025
updated 1.4.4 ← 1.4.3 diff Feb 26, 2025
updated 1.4.3 ← 1.4.2 diff Jul 6, 2023
updated 1.4.2 ← 1.4.1 diff Feb 8, 2023
updated 1.4.1 ← 1.4.0 diff Aug 16, 2022
updated 1.4.0 ← 1.3.1 diff Mar 27, 2022
updated 1.3.1 ← 1.3.0 diff Mar 12, 2019
updated 1.3.0 ← 1.2.0 diff Feb 14, 2019
updated 1.2.0 ← 1.1.0 diff Dec 19, 2018
updated 1.1.0 ← 1.0.0 diff Apr 19, 2018
updated 1.0.0 ← 0.1.1 diff Apr 17, 2017
updated 0.1.1 ← 0.1.0 diff Mar 27, 2016
new 0.1.0 Apr 13, 2015