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Turn PDF tables into Excel

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Turn native-text PDF tables into one Excel workbook without uploading the file. The tool groups aligned selectable text into rows and columns, and each selected table becomes its own visible worksheet. Every value is stored as text, never as a formula. The workbook is reopened and its worksheet names, rows and cells must match, with no macros, external links or hidden sheets.

How to turn PDF tables into Excel

  1. Choose a PDF

    Press Choose a PDF, or drop one on the page. The file stays in this browser tab.

  2. Choose detected tables

    The tool groups aligned selectable text into rows and columns. Every detected table is selected by default.

  3. Build the workbook

    Each selected table becomes a separate visible worksheet. Every value is stored as text, never as a formula.

  4. Check and download

    The workbook is reopened. Worksheet names, rows and cells must match, with no macros, formulas, external links or hidden sheets.

What table detection can and cannot prove

A PDF records words at page coordinates, not spreadsheet cells. This tool looks for repeated alignment in the native text layer and keeps each detected table separate.

The workbook check begins after detection. It proves the XLSX archive, worksheet names and text cells match the selected matrices. It cannot prove a visually merged heading belongs to one column rather than two, so the receipt shows the source beside the first worksheet. To convert a PDF table to Excel the page must carry a native text layer; a scan of a table gives the detector nothing to align.

Questions

Does PDF to Excel upload my file?
No. The PDF, detected cells, previews and Excel workbook stay in this browser tab.
Does it work on a scanned spreadsheet?
Not yet. This version needs native selectable text. A scan needs OCR, and this tool refuses it instead of making an empty workbook.
What happens when the PDF has several tables?
Each selected table becomes its own worksheet in one Excel workbook. The tool never combines unrelated tables.
Can a cell run as a formula?
No. Every value is written as a text cell. The verifier rejects formulas, macros, external links and hidden worksheets.
What does the workbook check prove?
It proves the workbook reopens with the expected worksheet names, dimensions and cell strings. Table detection is still an inference from PDF coordinates, so the source and worksheet previews are shown together.
What if a column comes out wrong?
Column boundaries are inferred from where the selectable text sits on the page, so a table with merged cells or a wide gap inside one column can break in the wrong place. Compare the source sample with the worksheet preview before you download, and use PDF to CSV when you want a single table as plain text instead.

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All 30 of them run in a browser tab like this one. Each reads its own output back and checks it before offering the download, and none of them needs an account.

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