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PDF to Excel

Extract PDF rows into an Excel workbook without uploading your document.

About this tool

How to use PDF to Excel

Move text-based tables and rows from PDF pages into an Excel workbook for further organisation and analysis.

  1. 1

    Upload a text-based PDF.

  2. 2

    Paperuna groups positioned text into worksheet rows.

  3. 3

    Download and review the XLSX workbook.

PDF to Excel questions

Will complex PDF tables convert perfectly?

PDFs do not store spreadsheet structure, so merged cells, unusual columns and complex tables may require adjustment.

Can it convert a scanned table?

Scanned PDFs need OCR before their text can be extracted.