PDF to Excel
PDF to Excel groups a PDF's text by position, as if it were a table, and returns a .csv file that opens in any spreadsheet. A PDF has no real tables, only text drawn at coordinates; this tool is the best approximation possible from that, not a faithful reconstruction of the original document. All processing runs in your browser.
Two steps, nothing to install.
The whole job happens on your computer, start to finish.
Choose the file
Drag the PDF with the table into the tool window, or click to pick it.
Download the .csv
Get a .csv file, ready to open in Excel, LibreOffice or Google Sheets.
Why does it give a .csv and not a real .xlsx?
Because the content is already an approximation: grouping text fragments by position is not the same as reading a structured table. Promising a .xlsx would suggest more precision than actually exists. A .csv is honest about what it is: a plain text grid, no formulas and no formatting, that opens in any spreadsheet.
Does it work well with any table?
It works well on simple, well-aligned, computer-generated tables. It fails visibly (extra columns, merged cells, wrong order) on tables with cells spanning several lines, text wrapping inside a cell, or columns whose alignment is not constant down the page.
What about a scanned PDF?
It gives nothing. Without a text layer behind the image, there are no positions to group. Run it through the OCR tool first, which gives back a searchable PDF, and bring that PDF here.
Can I choose only some pages?
Yes, with ranges (1-3) and single numbers (5), separated by comma. Leave it empty to process all of them.
The tool says the PDF has no text.
It is the sign of a scanned document, with no text layer behind the page image. There is nothing to position until the text exists: use the OCR tool first.
The columns come out swapped or merged.
It is the approximate nature of the tool: without knowing exactly where the table starts and ends, the criterion is the horizontal distance between text fragments. Tables with irregular alignment or cells spanning several lines confuse that criterion.
A cell that should be empty shows text from another column.
It happens when two columns in the original document are closer together than a normal word space; the tool has no way to tell the difference without seeing the real table grid, which the PDF does not store.
I picked pages and the tool refuses before even trying.
It is the same safety limit as the other tools: a page number that does not exist in the document is refused with a clear message instead of silently processing fewer pages than requested.
Questions about converting PDF to Excel.
Do I need an account to convert PDF to Excel?
Yes. The account (magic link, no password) is needed for the subscription. This tool is part of the Premium subscription, EUR 1.99 a month, which removes the limits on every tool and adds OCR. Sign PDF opens on the free plan, with one signature a day.
Does the result have formulas?
No. It is a plain text grid, with no formulas and no formatting.
Does this replace typing the table by hand?
For simple, well-aligned tables, it saves most of the work. For complex tables, it is a starting point to fix, not a final result.
Are my files kept on your servers?
No. Since nothing is sent, nothing is kept outside your browser.
Got a table
stuck inside a PDF?
Open the tool and try it. Nothing to install, nothing sent anywhere.
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