From PDF to Excel — Make Table Values Calculable Again
Recalculating the numbers from a results table or statement received as a PDF means retyping them one by one. This tool reduces that effort by finding the table values and turning them into a spreadsheet.
Because a PDF stores no cell structure, it estimates column boundaries by gathering the horizontal position where characters start. It works especially well on tables whose values are neatly aligned vertically.
Values recognized as numbers are stored as number cells rather than strings, so you can total them right away in Excel. Code values like 001 are left as strings so leading zeros aren't lost.
Limits of this tool
- Column separation is estimated from the horizontal position of characters. Tables with broken alignment may have shifted cells.
- Merged cells, cell formats, and formulas aren't restored — only values are moved.
- Tables with several items crammed on one line are hard to recognize.
- A scanned-image PDF has no characters and can't be converted.
- Always verify the result against the original. One shifted number changes the outcome a lot.
How to use
- 1
Select a PDF
Upload the document containing the table.
- 2
Choose the sheet layout
Decide whether to split sheets per page or join all pages into one sheet.
- 3
Download the XLSX
A standard file that opens in Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice is created. Check it against the original.
Key features
Position-based column detection
Even without ruled lines, aligned values are recognized as columns.
Numbers stored as numbers
Stored as number cells so you can compute sums and averages immediately. Thousands separators are recognized too.
Code values preserved
Values where a leading zero matters, like 001 or 007, are stored as strings so they aren't truncated.
Per-page sheets
Splitting sheets per page makes it easy to trace which page a value came from.
When to use it
Organizing statements
Move a transaction statement received as a PDF into a table to verify the totals.
Reusing report figures
Bring in data for a presentation without retyping it.
Comparing data
Convert PDF tables from several periods and compare them in one sheet.
How are your files handled?
Table recognition and Excel-file creation both happen in your browser. Numeric data is never transmitted externally.
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