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PDF to Excel

Extract tabular data from PDF pages to Excel (.xlsx). One sheet per page — runs entirely in your browser, no uploads to any server.

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Click to upload a PDF or drag & drop

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About PDF to Excel — PDF to Excel Converter Online

PDF to Excel is a free browser-based tool that extracts text from PDF pages, organises it into rows and columns using coordinate-based detection, and generates a downloadable Excel (.xlsx) file with one sheet per page. All processing happens locally — no file is ever sent to a server.

Best suited for PDFs that contain clearly structured tabular data: financial reports, data exports, price lists, and invoices. Each selected page becomes a separate sheet in the workbook, making it easy to navigate multi-page tables in Excel or Google Sheets.

How to Use PDF to Excel Converter

  1. Upload a PDF by clicking the upload zone or dragging and dropping the file.
  2. Page thumbnails render automatically — click to toggle selection (blue border = selected).
  3. Use Select All or Select None to adjust the selection quickly.
  4. Click Convert & Download Excel to generate and download the .xlsx file.
  5. Open the downloaded file in Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or Google Sheets.

Tips for Best Results

  • Works best on PDFs generated from spreadsheet applications or data exports where column alignment is consistent.
  • Scanned PDFs (images of text) cannot be extracted — the PDF must contain actual selectable text content.
  • Each page becomes its own sheet, named "Page 1", "Page 2", etc.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using PDF.js and SheetJS. Your file never leaves your device.

Column detection is based on the x-coordinates of text items in the PDF. If the original PDF has irregular spacing or non-tabular layouts, the columns may not align perfectly. This tool is optimised for PDFs with consistent grid-like tabular data.

There is no hard limit — you can convert all pages. For very large PDFs, the process may take a moment. The progress bar shows extraction progress.

Yes, completely free with no sign-up required and no limits beyond your browser's memory.