How to convert PDF tables to Excel
PDF to Excel detects the tables in your document and moves them into spreadsheets, with the data in cells so you can sort, filter and add it up.
It is built for bank statements, price lists, reports with numeric appendices, or any table that reaches you as a PDF and that you do not want to retype.
Step by step
- Upload the PDF (or several) with Choose PDF.
- If it is a scan or photo, run OCR from the Recognize and recover the content panel.
- Run the conversion.
- Download the XLSX and check the cells before using the data.
Which tables convert well
The best results come from tables with ruled lines or neatly aligned columns, the kind produced by accounting software, banks or a spreadsheet exported to PDF. Tables with merged cells, text wrapping over several lines inside a cell, or columns with no clear gap can split or blend together.
Text outside tables is not what this tool is for. If you need the whole document, use PDF to Word.
Check numbers and dates
Always check the cells: thousands and decimal separators (1.234,56 versus 1,234.56), dates and negative signs can be read as text. Comparing a quick sum against the total printed in the PDF is the fastest way to spot a missing row.
If the PDF is an image, run OCR first and pick the right language so figures and abbreviations are read correctly. Up to 50 pages and 50 MB per job.
Frequently asked questions
- Does it work with a bank statement?
- Yes, if the tables are detectable. Check amounts and dates in the result.
- What if the PDF is scanned?
- Run OCR in the panel that appears when a scan is detected, and the tables are then extracted.
- Are formulas kept?
- No. A PDF only stores values, not the formulas that calculated them.
- What format do I get?
- XLSX, which opens in Excel, LibreOffice Calc, Numbers and Google Sheets.
- Can I convert several PDFs at once?
- Yes. Upload several documents, for example several months of statements, and you will get one Excel file for each, together in a ZIP.