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Efficient Compression

JBIG compression in JBG produces extremely small files from monochrome documents — ideal for archiving XLS spreadsheet images.

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No local tools needed. Convert XLS to JBG entirely in your browser on convertio.tools.

Secure Handling

XLS uploads are erased immediately. JBG results are deleted within 24 hours.

How to convert XLS to JBG

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose jbg or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your jbg file right afterwards

About formats

XLS is the binary spreadsheet format of Microsoft Excel, first introduced with Excel 1.0 for Macintosh in September 1985 and becoming the dominant spreadsheet format worldwide. The format stores workbooks as OLE2 compound document files using the Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF), organizing sheets, cells, formulas, formatting, charts, pivot tables, macros, and metadata across multiple internal streams. Each cell record encodes the cell's value (number, string, boolean, error, or formula), position, and formatting index, while shared string tables and style records reduce redundancy. The format evolved through BIFF versions (BIFF2 through BIFF8), with BIFF8 (Excel 97) establishing the structure used through Excel 2003. XLS supports up to 65,536 rows and 256 columns per sheet, a limit that drove the creation of XLSX. One advantage is universal spreadsheet compatibility — XLS files are recognized by every major spreadsheet application including LibreOffice Calc, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers, and dozens of programming libraries across all platforms. The format's mature feature set is another strength: XLS handles complex formulas, conditional formatting, data validation, named ranges, array formulas, external references, and VBA macros. Although XLSX replaced XLS as the default in Office 2007, the binary format persists in financial institutions, legacy reporting systems, and any environment where Excel 97-2003 compatibility is required.
Developer: Microsoft
Initial release: September 1985
JBG is a file extension for images compressed using the JBIG (Joint Bi-level Image experts Group) standard, formally ITU-T Recommendation T.82, completed in 1993 as a successor to the Group 3 and Group 4 fax compression standards. JBIG compression is designed for bi-level (black and white) images but can also handle grayscale and limited-color images by encoding each bit plane separately. The algorithm uses a form of arithmetic coding guided by an adaptive context model: for each pixel, the encoder examines a template of surrounding already-coded pixels to build a probability estimate, then feeds this estimate to a QM-coder (a variant of the Q-coder arithmetic coder) that produces a highly efficient binary output. JBIG achieves 20-40% better compression than Group 4 on typical document images, with the improvement being even larger on halftoned photographs and images with gradual density transitions where Group 4's simple run-length approach is less effective. The standard supports progressive encoding, where a low-resolution version of the image is transmitted first and progressively refined — useful for fax-like applications where the receiver can begin displaying the image before the full-resolution data arrives. One advantage is superior compression of documents containing halftone images: newspapers, magazines, and marketing materials that mix text with photographic halftones compress dramatically better with JBIG than with Group 3/4. The standard's ITU-T backing ensures it is implemented in document imaging hardware and software worldwide. JBG files are supported by ImageMagick and various document imaging tools.
Initial release: 1993

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert XLS to JBG?

JBG uses JBIG compression — highly efficient for monochrome documents, producing very small files from text-heavy spreadsheet images.

What opens JBG files?

ImageMagick, GIMP (via import), jbigkit tools, and some document management systems handle JBG/JBIG files.

Is JBG good for spreadsheets?

For black-and-white document archival, JBG excels. For color images, PNG or JPEG are better choices.

Is the conversion free?

Yes — free XLS to JBG conversion on convertio.tools. Premium plans provide batch processing and higher limits.

Can I batch-convert files?

Upload multiple XLS files and convert them all to JBG in a single session.

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