{"slug": "show-hn-nobie-an-excel-compatible-runtime-for-agents-and-humans", "title": "Show HN: Nobie – an Excel-compatible runtime for agents and humans", "summary": "Nobie, an Excel-compatible runtime for agents and humans, launches with full support for Windows Excel shortcuts, formulas, and cells, prioritizing performance and data privacy by keeping spreadsheets on the user's Mac. It integrates with AI models like Claude, Codex, and Gemini, and uses standard .xlsx files to avoid vendor lock-in.", "body_md": "Every Windows Excel shortcut, preserved.\n\nPerformance is our main focus. Nobie gets faster week after week.\n\nEvery formula, every cell, calculated correctly. Fully Excel-compatible.\n\nClaude, Codex, Gemini — use the AI you already trust.\n\nYour data never leaves your Mac.\n\nNo proprietary format. Open your files in Excel anytime.\n\nDownload and start working. That's it.\n\nFor everything you can do in Excel or Google Sheets.\n\nYour spreadsheets never leave your Mac. No servers, no uploads, no exceptions.\n\nClaude, Codex, Gemini — your AI connects directly to your spreadsheet. Nothing in between.\n\nNo vendor lock-in. Your files are always standard .xlsx.\n\nEvery cell, calculated the same as Excel.\n\nNo proprietary format.\n\nOpen in Excel anytime.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-nobie-an-excel-compatible-runtime-for-agents-and-humans", "canonical_source": "https://nobie.com", "published_at": "2026-07-13 18:26:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-13 18:35:10.390941+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Nobie", "Claude", "Codex", "Gemini"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-nobie-an-excel-compatible-runtime-for-agents-and-humans", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-nobie-an-excel-compatible-runtime-for-agents-and-humans.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-nobie-an-excel-compatible-runtime-for-agents-and-humans.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-nobie-an-excel-compatible-runtime-for-agents-and-humans.jsonld"}}