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Each line becomes a row. A wide gap on that line starts a new cell. The download is an .xlsx file. A scanned PDF is rejected. Conversion stays in this browser.

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Convert a PDF file to Excel

Convert a PDF file to Excel in your browser. No signup, each line becomes a row, and the file stays on your device.

What is a PDF to Excel converter?

This page reads the text layer of a PDF and writes an Excel .xlsx workbook. A wide gap on a line starts a new cell. Ruled tables, pictures, and scanned pages are left out.

PDF to Excel converter features

Save PDF text as an Excel workbook.

  • PDF to Excel

    Upload a PDF and download an .xlsx file.

  • A row per line

    Each line of text becomes a row. A wide gap starts a new cell.

  • One sheet per page

    Each page that has text becomes its own sheet.

  • Browser-side conversion

    The file stays on your device. No account is required.

How to convert PDF to Excel

Three steps from a PDF to an Excel workbook.

  1. Add the PDF

    Drop an unlocked PDF.

  2. Convert to Excel

    Click Convert to Excel. The text is written into a workbook.

  3. Download the workbook

    Save the .xlsx file.

Tips for converting PDF to Excel

What this converter keeps from the PDF.
  • 01

    Use a PDF with text

    A scanned page with no text layer is rejected.

  • 02

    Gaps become columns

    Words that sit far apart on a line become separate cells.

  • 03

    Open the .xlsx file

    The download is the Excel workbook format.

Good uses for PDF to Excel

When you need PDF text in a spreadsheet.

  1. Copy a simple table: Turn spaced columns of text into cells.

  2. Save a PDF as Excel: Put the page text into an .xlsx file.

  3. One sheet per page: Keep each PDF page on its own sheet.

Why convert PDF to Excel here

A local conversion from PDF text to a workbook.

  • No signup

    Convert a PDF without an account.

  • Stays on your device

    The workbook is written in the browser.

  • Rows from the page

    Each line of text becomes a spreadsheet row.

Technical details

How this PDF to Excel conversion works.
Input
One unlocked PDF, up to 20 MB and 50 pages.
Output
An .xlsx workbook. Each page with text is a sheet. Each line is a row.
Columns
Words separated by a wide gap on the same line become separate cells.
Where it runs
The workbook is written in the browser. The PDF is not uploaded for conversion.

Sources & References

References for the PDF this converter reads and the Excel workbook it writes.
  • “PDF is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.”
    — Wikipedia — PDF

    PDF — Portable Document Format: This tool reads the text layer of that document format. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF

  • “Microsoft Excel, or simply Excel, is a spreadsheet editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and iPadOS.”
    — Wikipedia — Microsoft Excel

    Microsoft Excel: The download is an .xlsx workbook that editor can open. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel

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