| 1987–1990 | 1990–1994 | 1994–1995 | 1995–1999 | 1999–2003 | 2003–2007 |
| 2007–2010 | 2010–2013 | 2013–2019 | 2019–2025 | 2025–present | |
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application developed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications.
Excel 2.0
1987–1990
The X is actually a X with an L on one side, pronouncing XL, or, in this case, Excel.
Excel 3.0, 4.0
1990–1994
Excel 5.0
1994–1995
Excel 95, 97
1995–1999
Excel 2000, 2002
1999–2003
This icon is still used when saving Excel files using Excel 97-2003 file format.
Excel 2003
2003–2007
Excel 2007
2007–2010
Excel 2010
2010–2013
Excel 2013, 2016, 2019
2013–2019
The famous XL logo was no longer used to make the logo apply to metro standards, matching with the Mac logo.
Excel 365/Excel 2021, 2024
2019–2025
On November 29, 2018, Microsoft announced that Office 365's programs will have a complete change. The change took effect in May 2019.
Excel 365/2024
2025–present
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