OfficeCLI
by iOfficeAI
OfficeCLI is a single command-line program that lets AI agents, or people, create, read and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files without Microsoft Office installed. It can also render documents to HTML or images so an AI can check its own work.
- Stars
- 32.8k +73 a day
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- C#
- Age
- 229 days
What you can do with it
- Have an AI agent build a PowerPoint deck from scratch and preview it live in a browser
- Read and edit text, formulas, tables and charts in Word and Excel files from the command line
- Render documents to HTML or PNG so an agent can check and fix its own layout
Make money with it
Offer a document automation service that produces branded reports, invoices or presentation decks for clients using an AI agent driving this tool.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Automatically generate recurring reports, proposals and slide decks from data, saving staff hours
- Batch-edit or reformat large numbers of client Word and Excel files without buying Office licences for servers
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Download the single binary from GitHub Releases or use the install script, Homebrew or npm, then run "officecli install" to add its skill to your AI coding agents.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Needs an AI agent, which may involve paid API access, to get the most from it
- Rendering is its own engine, so output may differ slightly from real Microsoft Office
Checked 29 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
