LanguageSLK
Microsoft Symbolic Link format
File type: Spreadsheet and workbook file, Microsoft Office file
An slk file extension is related to the Microsoft Symbolic Link, a data exchange file format (typically spreadsheets) used by various applications developed by Microsoft, but also supported by others.
Found 2 different file type records with the same slk filename suffix.
What is slk file?
File type category:
Spreadsheet and workbook file
Microsoft Office file
Date updated: January 3, 2025
The slk file extension is associated with Microsoft Office (mostly Microsoft Excel).
The SYLK stands for a Symbolic Link, which is a Microsoft proprietary file format typically used to exchange data between applications, specifically spreadsheets. SYLK files conventionally have an slk file extension.
From within a spreadsheet data can be exported in the SYLK format. Comprised of only ASCII characters, it is easily created and processed by other applications, such as databases.
Microsoft does not publish a full SYLK specification. Variants of the format are supported by Multiplan, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Works, OpenOffice.org, and Gnumeric.
How to open slk file?
Use Microsoft Office apps or other software office suites like OpenOffice.org.
Occasionally, because the files are entirely in ANSI characters they can be opened with plain-text editors.
How to convert slk file?
Open the file in suggested software and save in other file format supported by your application.
Suggested software to open slk file:
Associated software actions with the slk file
Software applications that can open slk files:
Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Windows)
Corel Quattro Pro (Microsoft Windows)
PlanMaker (Microsoft Windows)
PlanMaker Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Excel for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Multiplan (Multiplatform)
Apache OpenOffice Calc (OpenOffice.org Calc) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Calc (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit slk files:
Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Windows)
Corel Quattro Pro (Microsoft Windows)
PlanMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Excel for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apache OpenOffice Calc (OpenOffice.org Calc) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Calc (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving slk files:
Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Windows)
Corel Quattro Pro (Microsoft Windows)
PlanMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Excel for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apache OpenOffice Calc (OpenOffice.org Calc) (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Calc (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create slk files:
Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Windows)
Corel Quattro Pro (Microsoft Windows)
PlanMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Excel for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that convert slk files:
Corel Quattro Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that print slk files:
Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Windows)
Corel Quattro Pro (Microsoft Windows)
PlanMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Excel for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
LibreOffice Calc (Multiplatform)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving slk files:
Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Office (Microsoft Windows)
Ashampoo Office (Microsoft Windows)
SoftMaker Office (Microsoft Windows)
PlanMaker (Microsoft Windows)
PlanMaker Viewer (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Excel for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Microsoft Office for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
NeoOffice (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Multiplan (Multiplatform)
LibreOffice Calc (Multiplatform)
Timeslips lock data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: August 27, 2019
The slk file extension is associated with the Timeslips a accounts receivable invoice software allows for easy entry of bill payments and other transactions for Microsoft Windows.
The slk file stores some kind of data used by Timeslips.
How to open slk file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert slk file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open slk file:
Associated software actions with the slk file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving slk files:
Timeslips (Microsoft Windows)