Extract tables from PDF and convert to Excel spreadsheets
Open your PDF in PDF to Excel, check the tables it finds in the preview, and download them as an Excel (XLSX) or CSV file. It's free with no email, sign-up or daily limit, and it runs in your browser, so the PDF is never uploaded. It works on PDFs with real text; a scanned PDF needs PDF OCR first.
Turning the tables inside a PDF into rows and columns in a spreadsheet. A PDF stores text at positions on a page, not table cells, so a converter rebuilds each table from where its text sits.
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Extract the tables from a PDF into an Excel or CSV file, in your browser.
Open the PDF
Drop your PDF on the page or choose it. If it is password-protected, enter the password when asked.
Choose the options
Keep header detection and number typing on, and pick one sheet per page, one per table, or a single sheet.
Extract and check
Click Extract Tables to Excel and check the preview of each table it found.
Download
Download the XLSX for Excel, or the CSV for any other spreadsheet.
Result: An Excel (XLSX) or CSV file
There is no email, sign-up, daily limit or watermark. The conversion runs on your own device, so there is nothing to meter.
The tool reads the PDF's text layer, and a scan or photo has none: the tool tells you so. Run the file through PDF OCR to add a text layer, then convert it here. For bank statements, Bank Statement Parser can read scanned pages itself.
With number typing on, 1,234.56, European 1.234,56 and Indian 1,23,456.78 all become real numbers, (120) becomes -120 and 12% becomes a percentage. Codes with a leading zero, such as 00123, stay as text so the zero is kept.
The tool asks for the password and opens the file in your browser. The password is never sent anywhere.
XLSX keeps number formats, bold headers and one sheet per page or table. CSV is plain text that any spreadsheet or database can import; it is saved as UTF-8 with a byte-order mark, so ₹, € and accents open correctly in Excel.
Merged cells are not rebuilt, and a cell whose text wraps onto a second line can come out as two rows. For tables with merged or spanning cells, Table Extractor (Merged Cells) keeps them as colspan and rowspan in its HTML export.
Everything runs in your browser tab: the PDF and the spreadsheet never leave your device, and the tool keeps working offline once the page has loaded.
Google Sheets opens both the XLSX and the CSV file: use File, then Import, or upload the file to Google Drive and open it with Sheets.
PDF to Excel finds the tables in a PDF and exports them as an editable Excel workbook (XLSX) or a CSV file. You see a preview of every table before you download, and it is free with no email, sign-up or daily limit.
pdf.js reads each piece of text and its position on the page. Text on the same line forms a row, columns come from clusters of horizontal positions, and ExcelJS writes the workbook. With number typing on, 1,234.56, 1.234,56, 1,23,456.78, (120) and 12% become real numbers, while codes with leading zeros, such as 00123, stay text.
Digital PDFs exported from Word, Excel, accounting software or a bank's website convert best. A scan or photo has no text layer: the tool says so, and PDF OCR adds one. A password-protected PDF opens after you enter the password. Merged cells are not rebuilt, and a cell whose text wraps onto two lines can split into two rows.
Statements, invoices, price lists, reports and data tables that you need to sort, total or chart in Excel or Google Sheets. For bank statements, Bank Statement Parser is built for statement layouts and can read scanned pages.
The PDF is read and converted entirely in your browser; neither the file nor the spreadsheet is uploaded, and the page keeps working offline once it has loaded.
| Result | |
|---|---|
| Digital PDF (exported from Word, Excel or a bank's website) | Tables extracted to XLSX or CSV |
| Several tables on one page | Each table found separately; one sheet per table if you choose |
| Password-protected PDF | Opens after you enter the password |
| Scanned PDF or photo | No text layer: run PDF OCR first |
| Merged or spanning cells | Not rebuilt: use Table Extractor (Merged Cells) |
Checked against the tool's code, October 2026.
