The Gnumeric Manual, version 1.10. Gnumeric is a spreadsheet. The goal of Gnumeric is to be the best possible spreadsheet. We are not attempting to clone existing applications ( like Microsoft Excel ). However, Gnumeric can read files saved with other spreadsheets, Microsoft Excel files included. Gnumeric and its source code are available free of charge ( Linux and Windows versions ), licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or version 3.