MySQL with Excel: Import Database Data into Spreadsheets

You don't have to choose between MySQL and Excel — connect them. Excel can pull live query results from MySQL, giving stakeholders familiar spreadsheets fed by a single source of truth.

Key Points

• Install MySQL Connector/ODBC and create a DSN for your database
• Excel → Data → Get Data → From ODBC → pick your DSN
• Power Query lets you filter and shape data before it lands in the sheet
• Refresh with one click — no more re-exporting CSVs
• Feed PivotTables directly from the connection
• Keep credentials read-only for safety in shared workbooks