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PDF to Excel

Convert PDF to Excel or CSV online for free. Extract table data from PDF

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Step by step

How To Convert PDF to Excel

Pull the numbers out of a PDF — with the original layout, or focused purely on tables.

  1. 1

    Upload your PDF

    Drop in the document. Scanned uploads are flagged right away — there is no text layer to pull into cells.

  2. 2

    Choose the mode

    Keep style and layout is for documents with text paragraphs and table data — the default. Optimized for tables is for pre-cropped documents holding only table data; it opens a second step where tables can be forced into a single spreadsheet and the output can be Excel or plain CSV.

    Choose an option: Keep style and layout with its New badge beside Optimized for tables, above the Continue button The tables step — All tables in a single spreadsheet checkbox — above the Convert to Excel and Convert to CSV buttons
  3. 3

    Download the spreadsheet

    The ready page hands back a real workbook — 5.8 KB for our test — with the document's text sitting in cells you can sort, calculate and format.

    The ready page showing wm-demo.xlsx — 5.8 KB · deleted automatically after two hours — above the Download button
  • Layout, kept

    For documents with text paragraphs and table data — positions preserved.

  • Optimized for tables

    For pre-cropped sheets of pure table data.

  • Excel or CSV

    Tables mode offers both — a workbook or a plain CSV file.

  • One sheet or many

    Tables go to separate sheets by default; force them into one with a tick.

  • Cells, not pictures

    Text lands in real cells you can sort, calculate and format.

  • Private by default

    No account, no watermark — and every file is automatically deleted after 2 hours.

PDF to Excel — frequently asked questions

Excel or CSV — which should I pick?

CSV when one table goes into another system; Excel (.xlsx) when the sheet should open ready to use with its structure intact.

Is PDF to Excel free?

Yes — PDF to Excel is free right here in your browser, with no watermark and no sign-up. Every tool on the site works the same way.

Do I need an account to use PDF to Excel?

No. Accounts are optional — they keep your credits, API keys and settings together. The tools work signed-out.

What happens to my file?

Every upload is stored under an unguessable id and deleted automatically after 2 hours. Nothing is listed, shared or emailed anywhere.

Can I run PDF to Excel from the API?

Yes — every tool has a REST endpoint. An API call for this tool costs 10 credits per file; browser use stays free. See the Plans & pricing page for plans and the API page for the endpoint list.

More answers on the Help page. Building with the API? Plans & pricing.