Numbers

Numbers is Apple’s spreadsheet app, known for free-form canvas layout and Apple-native charting.

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Numbers

COMPANYApple
REUSE RESEARCHLibreOffice Calc
Mature alternative listed
RAE / FIELD NOTE · Product skill included.apple-numbers
Company
Apple (apple)
Product type
productivity_application
Categories
productivity
Official site
https://www.apple.com/numbers/ ↗
Catalog ID
apple-numbers

At a glance

Numbers is Apple’s spreadsheet app, known for free-form canvas layout and Apple-native charting.

Catalog categories: productivity.

Catalogued capability areas: - Spreadsheet calculation and formulas - Free-form canvas layout and charts - Excel/xlsx import and export

This summary reflects the catalog record, not a complete product specification. Verify intended users, end-to-end workflows, supported platforms, edge cases, data handling, and constraints against cited sources. Treat capability labels as research leads until that verification is complete.

  • Spreadsheet calculation and formulas
  • Free-form canvas layout and charts
  • Excel/xlsx import and export

Open-source alternative

3 candidate projects in the landscape. A candidate may cover all, part, or none of what Numbers does — read the coverage and gaps below.

Feature-rich spreadsheet with wide function coverage.

The main open replacement.

Gnumeric

GPL-2.0

Lightweight, accurate spreadsheet.

Strong calculation fidelity.

Coverage and gaps

Alternative coverage

Available. Multiple mature open spreadsheets exist.

The gap

Numbers’ proprietary format and canvas model are not matched exactly.

Build this product with your agent

This Markdown file is the coding-agent skill for Numbers. Give it to your agent in your project; it guides research, reuse decisions, implementation and verification.

Get the Numbers build skill

rae apple-numbers --out ./apple-numbers-agent

Generate the skill with the RAE CLI, or download the Markdown skill. The source skill is also available in the catalog.

  • agent-kit.mdDownloadable Markdown skill with product-specific instructions for your coding agent.available
  • skill.mdGenerated copy of the same product skill — rae apple-numbers --out ./apple-numbers-agent.in kit
  • mcp.jsonOptional MCP server config — rae apple-numbers --out ./apple-numbers-agent.in kit
  • Product workspaceOptional starting workspace for your agent — rae build product apple-numbers --out ./apple-numbers.
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  2. ReviewAsk your agent to check the product skill, evidence and alternatives.
  3. BuildGive the skill to your coding agent and build in your own project.
  4. VerifyRun the checks for your implementation and review the result.

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Next step

Give the Numbers skill to your coding agent in your project. Ask it to evaluate LibreOffice Calc ↗ against your needs, reuse what fits, then follow the skill's build and verification instructions.

Give the product skill to your coding agent in the project where you want to build. Optional starter workspace: rae build product apple-numbers --out ./apple-numbers. CLI reference.