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PDF to Excel
Pull tables out of a PDF into an Excel .xlsx workbook or CSV — rows and columns detected from the text layout.
Table options
Columns are found from the horizontal gaps between words. If cells get merged, choose “Split often”; if one value is torn apart, choose “Split rarely”.
First rows
Preview of the first sheet — check the column split before you rely on the file.
How to convert PDF tables to Excel
- Drop the PDF onto the box above. It is parsed locally with pdf.js — no upload, no account.
- Pick .xlsx for a workbook or CSV for raw data, then set how eagerly columns should split. Check the preview table underneath.
- Press Convert to Excel and open the downloaded file in Excel, Numbers, WPS or Google Sheets.
FAQ
How are rows and columns detected?
Every character in a PDF carries an exact position. Characters sharing a baseline become one row; a horizontal gap noticeably wider than normal word spacing starts a new column. The column positions are then shared across all rows, so a missing value leaves an empty cell instead of shifting the row.
The columns came out wrong — what do I change?
Use the Column splitting control. “Split often” separates tight columns of numbers; “Split rarely” keeps multi-word labels such as addresses in a single cell. Borderless tables and cells that wrap onto two lines are the hardest cases and may still need a manual tidy-up.
Can it read a scanned table?
No. A scan contains only pixels, so there are no characters to place into cells. Run OCR on the pages first, then convert the searchable PDF here.