GeoUnpackNeed the attribute table in Excel? Export any feature class or standalone table from a zipped .gdb to CSV. Geometry is added as a WKT column.
What the CSV contains
One row per feature and one column per attribute field, with the field names in the first row. For feature classes, an extra first column named WKT holds the geometry as text, for example POINT (-75.16 39.95), in the layer's original coordinate system. Standalone tables have no geometry and export exactly as stored.
Opening it in Excel
- The file is UTF-8. If accented letters look wrong after a double-click, use Data › From Text/CSV in Excel and pick 65001: Unicode (UTF-8).
- Excel shows at most 1,048,576 rows. Larger tables are complete in the file but Excel will not display them all.
- Excel may turn long ID numbers into scientific notation or drop leading zeros; import those columns as Text.
- Polygon WKT can exceed Excel's 32,767-character cell limit. If you only need attributes, delete the
WKTcolumn or ignore it. - Coded-value domains appear as codes, not descriptions.
How to use it
- Compress the .gdb folder to a .zip.
- Drop the .zip into the box.
- Select layers or tables, choose 'CSV' and click Convert & download, then open the file in Excel.
Supported formats
| Input | What it is |
|---|---|
.lpk / .lpkx | ArcGIS layer package (ArcMap / ArcGIS Pro) |
.mpk / .mpkx | ArcGIS map package (ArcMap / ArcGIS Pro) |
.gdb (zipped) | File geodatabase folder, compressed to .zip |
Output: Shapefile, GeoPackage, GeoJSON, KML, CSV. Vector layers and tables only; raster and tile packages are not supported yet.
FAQ
Can I remove the geometry column?
Delete the WKT column in Excel after opening, or ignore it. All attribute columns are kept as they are.
Accents or special characters look wrong in Excel?
Open the CSV with Data > From Text/CSV and choose UTF-8 encoding.