Get PDF tables into Excel without retyping
Our PDF to Excel converter reads the text on each page and groups it into rows and columns based on its position. The result is an .xlsx workbook with one sheet per page, so you always know where each piece of data came from.
This saves hours when you receive price lists, bank statements, inventory reports or grade sheets as PDF and need to work with the figures. Copying and pasting from a PDF usually mashes everything into one column; here the structure is kept.
Numbers stay numbers
Values are saved as real numbers, not text, so you can add them up, sort them or build a chart right away. The converter understands both common number styles: 1,234.56 and 1.234,56. That matters when a document comes from a country that uses the comma for decimals.
Still, check totals against the original. If a column has mixed content, like numbers with notes or currency symbols in odd places, a few cells may end up as text and need a quick fix.
Digital PDFs work best; scans need OCR
The tool works with digital PDFs, the kind exported from accounting software, a bank portal or a spreadsheet. Those files contain real text with exact positions, which is what the table detection relies on.
A scanned statement or a photo of a receipt has no text inside. Run it through OCR PDF first (it supports English, Spanish and Portuguese), then convert the result here. How well it goes depends on the scan: sharp, straight, well-lit pages give the cleanest columns.
Tips and honest limits
Tables without clear column alignment, cells that span several columns, and text that wraps onto many lines inside a cell can land in the wrong place. Pages that are mostly paragraphs will come out as rows of text rather than a neat table.
If your data is on only a few pages, use Extract pages first so the workbook contains only the sheets you care about. Your file is processed in your browser and never leaves your device, which is a good fit for financial documents. Password-protected PDFs need Unlock PDF first.
Cleaning up the spreadsheet
Once the workbook is open, delete header and footer rows that repeat on every sheet, like page titles or bank logos turned into text. Then copy the useful rows from each sheet into one master sheet if you want a single list to sort or filter.
A quick check that pays off: compare a column total in Excel with the total printed in the PDF. If they match, the numbers were read correctly and you can trust the rest of the data.