Free PDF to Excel Tool
PDF to Excel converter online free
Convert a PDF's tables into an Excel (.xlsx) spreadsheet, one sheet per page. Use the tool below, then download the converted file.
Browser-based PDF to Excel conversion
Open a PDF and download its tables as an Excel (.xlsx) file, one sheet per page. Works best when the PDF has real, selectable text laid out in rows and columns.
Your files are handled safely
✔ Processing happens in your browser
✔ Your file is never uploaded to a server
✔ Your files are not stored or saved anywhere
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Why Use It
Common reasons people convert PDF to Excel
Reports and statements
Pull numbers out of a PDF report or bank statement so you can work with them in a spreadsheet.
Data entry you don't have to retype
Turn a PDF table into editable rows and columns instead of copying it out by hand.
Further analysis
Get PDF data into Excel so you can sort, filter, and total it.
Honest Limits
Best for real, selectable tables
This tool reads the actual text in your PDF and its position on the page to rebuild rows and columns — it doesn't use image recognition. A PDF exported from a spreadsheet or a neatly formatted table works well. A scanned document, a merged-cell layout, or plain paragraphs won't produce a clean spreadsheet, because there's no real column structure (or no text at all) for it to find.
FAQ
PDF to Excel questions
How does it turn a PDF into rows and columns?
It reads the PDF's real text and each character's position on the page, groups text that sits on the same line into a row, and splits a row into columns wherever there's a gap wide enough to be a column break rather than a word space.
Will it work on any PDF?
It works best on PDFs with a genuine table laid out in neat rows and columns. Free-flowing paragraphs, merged cells, and complex layouts may not line up perfectly, and a scanned PDF (an image with no real text) has nothing to extract at all.
What if my PDF is a scanned document?
This tool needs a PDF with real text, so a plain scan won't convert. OCR PDF can read the scan and give you its text as a .txt or .docx file (English only), but it does not add a text layer to the PDF.
Is my file uploaded to a server?
No. Conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded to a server, and nothing is stored.