How to get data from a PDF into Excel
Reports, price lists, statements and summaries often arrive as PDFs, while further calculations are easier in a spreadsheet. The PDF to Excel converter moves the text and tables from the document into an XLSX file you can open in Excel, LibreOffice Calc or Google Sheets.
- Load the PDF
Drop the document in the box above.
- Convert
Click the button to convert to Excel.
- Download the XLSX
Open the spreadsheet and check that the columns ended up in the right place.
Best results
- a PDF exported from software (e.g. an accounting system), not a scan
- tables with clear columns
- one table per page or a repeating layout
After the conversion
Check the number formats – documents from some countries use a comma as the decimal separator, and Excel may need a quick correction before it can add up the totals.
Frequently asked questions
Will all tables in the document be transferred?
The converter transfers text and tables from all pages. With unusual layouts some data may need tidying up in the spreadsheet.
Will it work with a scanned invoice?
A scan is an image, so it contains no text to transfer. Recognise the text first with OCR in the PDF editor.
Is my financial data safe?
Yes. The file is not sent anywhere – the conversion runs in your browser.