PDF to Excel: Extract Tables to a Spreadsheet

Stop retyping tables out of PDFs. Pull the tabular data from a PDF into an editable Excel workbook so you can sort, total, and chart it in minutes.

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How to convert PDF to Excel

Upload your PDF (drag & drop or browse).
Choose PDF → Excel to detect and extract the tables.
Download the .xlsx workbook. Your upload is deleted from our server automatically.

Why use Forge Files?

No retyping: get your numbers into cells instead of copying them by hand.
Editable output: a real .xlsx you can sort, filter, and calculate with.
Free & verifiably private: deleted after download, open source, no signup.

Turn PDF tables into a real spreadsheet

PDF to Excel detects tables in your PDF and rebuilds them as editable cells in an .xlsx workbook, so you can sort, total, and chart data that was previously locked inside a document. It's built for financial statements, reports, and exported data tables. Cleanly ruled tables convert best; very irregular layouts may need a little tidying after.

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Is the PDF to Excel tool private?

Yes. Your file is uploaded over encrypted HTTPS, processed, handed back, and then deleted — the upload goes the moment the PDF to Excel operation finishes and the result the instant you download it, with an hourly sweeper as a backstop. Unlike closed tools that just claim they don't keep your files, Forge Files's code is fully open source, so you can verify exactly how the PDF to Excel tool handles your data — or self-host it. No account, no watermark, no upsell. See our privacy details for the full picture.

Frequently asked questions

How well does it detect tables?

Clean, grid-like tables from digitally-created PDFs convert best. Very irregular layouts or scans may need a little cleanup afterward.

What if my PDF is a scan?

Scanned tables without a text layer are harder to extract. Try the PDF to Text tool with OCR if table detection comes up short.

Is it free?

Yes, no signup, no watermark, no limits, and the code is open source.

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