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Lift tables out of a PDF into a spreadsheet you can calculate on.
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Tables in a PDF are just images of data until you can actually calculate on them. PDF to Excel extracts tables from PDFs — including scanned invoices and financial statements — into a working Excel spreadsheet, with rows and columns intact so formulas work the moment you open it. It is built for the reconciliation work that usually means retyping numbers by hand: pulling line items from an invoice, or turning a scanned financial report into something you can actually audit.
| In the PDF | In the spreadsheet |
|---|---|
| Table rows and columns | Kept as rows and columns in an .xlsx |
| Numbers | Values only — PDFs don’t store formulas |
| Several tables | Every table on every page is extracted |
| Scanned tables | Read with OCR first |
| Text around the tables | Left out — use PDF to Word if you need it |
Native tables and scanned documents are both supported.
Table structure and data are detected automatically.
Get an .xlsx file with working rows and columns.
Daily limits, scanned tables and how financial data is protected.
| Feature | PDF Workspace | iLovePDF | Sejda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table extractions to XLSX per day, free | 30 for guests, unlimited on Business | ~3 hourly, then $7/mo | 3 tasks/hour free |
| Pulling tables out of a scanned PDF | OCR kicks in automatically | Premium-only | Not supported (scanned PDFs lack text data) |
| Encryption on financial data in transit and at rest | TLS 1.3 and AES-256 | Standard SSL | Not stated; files deleted after 2 hours |
| Multiple tables in one file | Each table gets its own sheet | Supported | Not stated |
Sejda details are taken from its own website (September 2026). “Not stated” means the site doesn’t publish that detail.
Pull line items from a batch of invoices into one spreadsheet for review.
Turn a scanned report's tables into numbers you can actually calculate with.
Move a table out of an old PDF report into a spreadsheet for reuse.
Yes, scanned tables are read with OCR before extraction.
Very high accuracy on clearly formatted tables; complex or low-quality scans may need minor manual cleanup.
No — PDFs don't store formulas, only values, so the spreadsheet contains the extracted numbers, not the original calculations.
Yes, every table detected on every page is extracted.
Only the tabular data is extracted into the spreadsheet; use PDF to Word if you need the full text too.
Yes, tied to your plan — 10 MB on Free, higher on Pro and Business.
No, on any plan.
Yes — the extraction runs the same way whether you upload from a phone or a desktop browser.
