About the PDF to Excel
PDF to Excel finds the text on each page, notes where every word sits, and lays the words out as rows and columns in a spreadsheet. Words on the same height become one row, and words that line up from top to bottom become one column. Plain numbers such as 1,234.50 are saved as real Excel numbers; everything else, including dates, stays text. You can save an Excel file with one sheet per page, or a single CSV file. The tool reads text positions, not table borders, so it suits statements and reports with clear gaps between columns. Scans, merged cells and wrapped cell text need checking by hand. Your PDF stays in your browser.
Updated October 2026
How to use the PDF to Excel
- 1Select a PDF whose tables are made of real text.
- 2Pick all pages or type the pages you need, such as 2-4.
- 3Choose Excel or CSV, and decide if each page gets its own sheet.
- 4Press Convert and wait for the reading progress to finish.
- 5Check the preview, then download the file.
Which PDFs convert well
Good results come from PDFs that were made by software: bank statements downloaded from a bank, reports exported from accounting programs, invoices and price lists. In these files every number is real text with a definite position, so rows and columns come out neatly.
Poor results come from scans, photographs of pages, tables that use merged cells, and cells where the text wraps onto two or three lines. A wrapped cell becomes several rows. Very tight columns can be read as one. If the output looks wrong, try one page at a time.
Fixing tables that come out wrong
- Convert one page first and check the preview before you do the whole file.
- Delete leftover title rows and page numbers in Excel; sorting and filtering are then easy.
- Use Split PDF to cut out the table pages when the file has long text sections around them.
- When numbers stay left-aligned, they were kept as text because they held symbols like a currency sign or brackets. Use Find and Replace to remove the symbol.
- Compare totals with the PDF; a missing row shows up as a wrong sum.
Excel or CSV: which to choose
Choose Excel when you want the pages on separate sheets, or when you plan to open the result straight in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets. Choose CSV when the data goes into another program such as an accounting tool or a database, or when you want to turn it into JSON with CSV to JSON.
CSV has no sheets, so all pages are joined one under the other. It is also the safer choice for very large files, because it is plain text.
Working with bank statements and reports
Statements usually repeat a header on every page, so expect repeated header rows in the combined output; filter them out in Excel. Debit and credit amounts are often in separate columns, and blank cells stay empty rather than showing zero.
Because nothing leaves your device, it is reasonable to use the tool with personal finance documents. Still, keep the original PDF as your record and treat the spreadsheet as a working copy that you check line by line.
There is a limit of about 100,000 cells per conversion. If a long statement reaches it, convert a few pages at a time and combine the files afterwards. If the PDF is a scan, read it with PDF OCR first, and use the CSV to JSON Converter when the table must go into code.
Features
- Excel (.xlsx) or CSV output
- One sheet per PDF page, or one combined sheet
- Plain numbers become real Excel numbers
- Preview of the first rows before you download
- Convert a page range to keep files small
- Warns about scanned pages
- No upload, no account
Frequently asked questions
Can I convert a scanned PDF to Excel?
Not straight away. A scanned page is a picture, so there is no text to place in cells. Run the file through PDF OCR first, which adds a text layer, then convert the result here and check every number, because recognition mistakes carry over.
Why is all my data in one column?
Words are put in separate columns only when there is a clear gap between them, about one letter height or more. If the PDF packs the columns tightly, or the table is one line of text with spaces, everything lands in one cell. Try the CSV output and split the text in Excel with Text to Columns.
How do I convert only one page?
Choose Only some pages and type the page number, for example 3. You can also type several, such as 1, 4-6. Only those pages are read, so the conversion is quick and the sheet has no extra rows to delete.
Does it keep formulas and formatting?
No. A PDF holds no formulas, only the printed results, so every cell is a value. Colours, borders, fonts and column widths are not copied either. You get clean cells to format again in Excel or Google Sheets.
Is my bank statement uploaded?
No. The statement is read inside your browser tab and the spreadsheet is built there too. Nothing is sent to a server, which is why the tool suits private statements. Close the tab and no copy remains.
Can I get CSV instead of Excel?
Yes. Switch the format to CSV and the pages are joined one after another in a single file. The file starts with a marker so Excel reads accents and symbols correctly, and it also opens in Google Sheets and any database import tool.
Will dates turn into Excel dates?
No. Dates stay as text exactly as printed, because a date such as 03/04/2026 means different things in different countries. Convert them in Excel once you know which order your bank or report uses.