PDF to Excel
Extract detected tables from a PDF with selectable text into an Excel workbook, one table per sheet, for the next workflow step. Files stay in your browser.
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Detected tables
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Download sampleThe workbook should contain one sheet with four rows and three columns. Cell C4 should contain 148.50. Values are saved as text to preserve their original spelling.
What to expect
For PDFs with embedded text and regular table rows. Scans need OCR first. Detection can miss tables or place text in the wrong cell; compare the downloaded file with your PDF. Merged cells and original formatting are not reconstructed.
Each table becomes its own CSV file or Excel sheet. Values remain text. CSV values that could be interpreted as formulas are prefixed with an apostrophe; Excel cells are explicitly stored as text. When importing CSV into a spreadsheet, choose text columns to preserve leading zeros and number formatting.
Up to 10 MiB input, 200 pages, 100 tables, 100,000 cells, 256 columns and 8 MiB output. Processing stops after 30 seconds. Irregular rows are rejected rather than silently shifted.
The first run may download converter files and take a moment. If it fails, check your connection or try a smaller file. Cancel stops active processing; you can choose another file and retry.
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A practical guide
Move the table into the workflow spreadsheet.
- Choose the PDF with selectable text that has the table.
- Run PDF to Excel to detect and extract each table.
- Check row and column counts on each sheet before using the data.
Try this example
Extract a status table from a workflow PDF with three columns and six rows; the resulting sheet should show all six rows in the same column order.
Before you start: Scanned tables need OCR first since the source text must already be selectable, and complex or borderless tables can be missed.