About PDF to Excel
Pull the text of a PDF into an Excel workbook, with one worksheet per page. The converter groups text by its position on the page — items on the same line become cells in the same row — so tables and lists arrive in a structured, sortable form. Everything runs locally in your browser.
How to use PDF to Excel
- Choose the PDF that contains the tables or data you need.
- Select Convert to Excel; each page becomes a worksheet of positioned text.
- Open the XLSX and verify figures, dates and columns against the original.
What to check
Because a PDF stores text at fixed positions rather than as real cells, the tool reconstructs rows from the visual layout. Clean, single-column tables convert well. Always spot-check totals and decimal separators before using the numbers in calculations.
Limitations
Complex tables with merged cells or multi-line rows may need manual cleanup, and scanned PDFs contain no text to extract — they need OCR first. Values arrive as text, so check number formatting before computing.
Frequently asked questions
Why do some columns end up misaligned?
A PDF has no real table grid — the tool infers columns from spacing. Tables with irregular spacing or merged cells may need a quick tidy in Excel.
Can I convert just the pages with tables?
Yes. Use Split PDF to isolate those pages first, which also makes the workbook easier to verify.
Do scanned tables convert?
No. A scanned page is an image without a text layer, so it must go through OCR before its data can reach a spreadsheet.