UseTool

PDF to Excel

Extract a PDF text layer into a real Excel workbook. Everything runs locally in your browser.

Drop your PDF herePDF → Excel workbook

🔒 Your PDF never leaves your device.

How it works

How it works

  1. 1

    Add what goes in

    Drop your PDF here, or pick it from your device.

  2. 2

    Start it

    Set the page range, then start. Everything runs in this browser — no upload, no queue, no account.

  3. 3

    Take the result

    The CSV is ready the moment the run finishes. Save it straight to your device.

What this tool does

What goes in
Reads PDF. One file at a time.
What comes out
You get CSV.
What happens to quality
Your file is read, not changed. The original stays exactly as it was.
Where it stops
Needs a text layer. A pure scan of paper has none — use text recognition first. Password-protected files cannot be opened.

Supported formats

PDF → Excel workbook

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

What files can I use here?

Reads PDF. One file at a time.

What do I get back?

You get CSV.

Does the file lose quality?

Your file is read, not changed. The original stays exactly as it was.

When does it not work?

Needs a text layer. A pure scan of paper has none — use text recognition first. Password-protected files cannot be opened.

Does the text stay searchable?

Yes, and compressing keeps it that way too: by default only the embedded photos are recompressed, while text, fonts and layout stay untouched. Merging, splitting and adding images move the pages as they are. Only the second compression method redraws every page as an image — then the text becomes part of the picture, and the tool says so before you start.

Can password-protected PDFs be opened?

No. A PDF locked with a password cannot be read in the browser, and the tool says so rather than producing an empty document. Remove the protection in the program that created the file first.

Private by design

Your files stay on your device

Your PDF never leaves your device.

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