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PDF to Excel

Pull tables out of PDF statements, invoices and reports into an editable .xlsx workbook — one worksheet per page.

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One text-based PDF · up to 100 MB

Retyping a PDF table into a spreadsheet is one of the least rewarding jobs in office work. PDFCreature's PDF to Excel converter reads the text layer of your document, works out where the rows and columns sit from the position of every word, and writes the result into an .xlsx workbook with one sheet per page. Bank statements, supplier invoices, timetables, price lists and research tables all come across ready to sort, filter and total.

Why use this PDF tool?

One worksheet per page

Long reports stay organised — page five of the PDF is sheet 'Page 5' in the workbook.

Numbers stay numeric

Values that look like numbers are written as numbers, so SUM and AVERAGE work straight away.

Real .xlsx output

The workbook opens natively in Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice Calc and Numbers.

Nothing uploaded

Financial documents are parsed inside your browser and never sent to a server.

Clear feedback

If the PDF is a scan or has no table structure, you are told exactly why instead of getting an empty file.

Completely free

No page caps, no trial rows, no signup, no watermark row inserted into your data.

How to convert PDF to Excel

  1. 1

    Upload a text-based PDF containing the table you need.

  2. 2

    Press Extract to Excel — each page is scanned for rows and columns.

  3. 3

    Download the .xlsx workbook when the progress bar completes.

  4. 4

    Open it in Excel or Google Sheets and clean up any column that needs splitting.

Frequently asked questions

Which PDFs work best?

PDFs exported from accounting software, ERPs, banks or Word — anything with a real text layer and visible column gaps.

What happens with a scanned PDF?

The tool tells you no selectable text was found. Run the file through OCR PDF first to create a text layer.

Can I choose which pages to extract?

Split out the pages you want with Split PDF, then convert just that file for a tidier workbook.

Will formatting like bold and colour carry over?

No — the goal is clean data. Styling is left behind so the values are easy to work with.

Are merged cells handled?

Merged headers usually land in the first column of their row. A quick manual tidy in Excel is sometimes needed.

Is there a row limit?

No. The workbook holds as many rows as Excel itself supports.

Does it cost anything?

No. The converter is free with unlimited use.

Can I convert back?

Yes — the Excel to PDF tool turns your finished spreadsheet into a shareable PDF.