Can I extract tables from scanned PDFs?

Scanned documents contain flat images, so this client-side text extractor will only work on searchable (vector) PDF documents.

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PDF to Excel

Extract tables and tabular data from PDF files to Microsoft Excel format.

Drag & drop your PDF file here, or click to browse

Supported format(s): .pdf, .PDF up to 100MB

Conversion & Format Notice

Table structures are reconstructed in-browser using spatial layout parsing. Highly complex spreadsheets (with nested columns, merged cells, or multi-line text wrapping) may require minor grid adjustments in Excel.

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100% Client-Side

Your document stays in-memory. Zero server uploads. Unlike cloud-based PDF tools, all conversion, compression, and visual editing happens directly within your web browser. No document files are uploaded to any server. This guarantees that your sensitive information remains completely private.

How to use this tool

1
Select and upload your PDF file containing tabular data.
2
Our client-side engine will detect rows, columns, and numeric formats.
3
Download the structured Excel/CSV file to your device.

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