PDF to Excel
Extract tables from PDFs into Excel or CSV — privately. Your file never leaves your device. Best for invoices, reports, and simple data tables.
Stays on your device
PDF files
- Never uploaded — converting happens in your browser
- No sign-up
- No watermark
- No file limit
- No sign-up, no watermark, no file limit
Good to Know
- This tool extracts tables from text-based PDFs — scanned/image PDFs won't work (use our OCR tool first)
- Best for: invoices, reports, data exports, and tables with clear columns
- Converting a bank statement? Our Bank Statement to Excel tool understands each bank's layout and verifies every figure
- Complex tables (merged cells, nested headers) may not extract perfectly
- For pixel-perfect extraction, use Adobe Acrobat or copy-paste from the PDF
- The tradeoff? Total privacy — your file never touches a server
How we compare
Privacy vs. Accuracy — an honest comparison
Competitors produce more accurate table extraction because they process your file on their servers. We keep your file private — the tradeoff is basic extraction accuracy.
| Feature | Ours | SmallPDF | iLovePDF | Adobe | PDF24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files stay on your device | |||||
| Free & unlimited | 2/day | Daily | Limited | ||
| No account needed | |||||
| Works offline once used (PWA) | |||||
| Table accuracy | Basic | High | High | Highest | High |
| Scanned PDFs (OCR) | Paid | Paid | Paid | ||
| XLSX output | |||||
| CSV output |
Competitor information was accurate at time of publication and may have changed.