XLSX and CSV duplicate row cleaner

Remove Duplicates Excel

Open an Excel workbook or CSV, choose the sheet, confirm the header row, select the columns that define a duplicate, preview what will be kept or removed, compare against a second file when needed, then download a cleaned file.

  • Runs in browser memory after the page loads
  • Tested for .xlsx and UTF-8 .csv files up to 8 MB
  • Exports value snapshots, not formulas or workbook styling

Browser-local tool

Preview and delete duplicate rows

Drop an .xlsx or .csv fileTested up to 8 MB, 50,000 rows per sheet, and 200 columns.
Choose an XLSX workbook or UTF-8 CSV to start.

What This Excel Duplicate Remover Does

This tool removes duplicate rows from a selected worksheet or CSV table. It can match an entire row or a chosen set of columns, which is useful when a customer ID, email address, SKU, invoice number, or multi-column key should decide whether rows are duplicates.

It can also compare the selected rows with a second spreadsheet in the same browser session. That comparison uses the same column positions and match rules, so align the files before relying on cross-file matches.

For Excel workbooks, every worksheet is exported in the original sheet order. The selected sheet is cleaned; other sheets are copied as displayed values. The download is verified by parsing the generated file before a link is created.

Matching Rules

  • Default matching uses the displayed cell text. Values that display the same compare as duplicates.
  • Choose one or more columns for a combined duplicate key.
  • Optional trim ignores leading and trailing spaces while comparing.
  • Optional case-insensitive matching treats values like APPLE and apple as the same key.
  • Completely empty rows are kept and are not counted as duplicate groups.
  • Blank cells inside selected columns compare as blank values.

Export Limits

Version one supports `.xlsx` and UTF-8 `.csv`. It does not support password-protected files, `.xls`, `.xlsm`, `.ods`, macros, comments, external links, pivot tables, charts, images, formulas, or cell styling preservation. Formula cells are read from their cached displayed value when the workbook includes one.

Need Excel's Built-In Tool?

Excel's own Remove Duplicates command is still the best choice when you need to edit the original workbook inside Excel. Use this web tool when you want a browser-local preview, alternate keep strategies, or a quick cleaned copy without changing the source file.

Read the Excel guide