How to Convert a PDF Table to Excel on a Mac (One Sheet per Table)
Copying a table out of a PDF usually scrambles the columns. Here is how to turn every table in a PDF into its own Excel sheet on a Mac, and what to check afterwards.
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PDF to Excel Converter
Upload a PDF and get an Excel workbook back, with every table on its own sheet. Numbers come through as numbers, so you can sort and sum them straight away.
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Up to 10 MB. Free, and your file is deleted right after conversion.
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- Files deleted after conversion
How It Works
Three steps, under a minute.
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We convert it
Every table we find becomes its own sheet: Table 1, Table 2 and so on.
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Tables out of PDFs, without the retyping
Sheets
are how your tables arrive. Every table in the PDF gets its own worksheet, named by number and page, so a 20-page report does not land in
one messy tab.
One per table1,234
comes through as a number, not text. Plain numbers are converted, so SUM, sorting and filters work the moment you open the file,
with no cleanup.
Numbers stay numbersFast
is the point. Upload, watch it convert, download. No add-ins, no Windows, no Parallels. Just a browser on your Mac and
a few seconds.
No installsGone
is what happens to your file after conversion. We do not store it, read it or share it, so statements and invoices
stay yours.
Deleted afterEvery table gets its own sheet
Upload a PDF and the converter finds the tables and writes them into one workbook. Open it in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.
One worksheet per table found
Numbers written as numbers
Header row in bold, columns sized to fit
Works with Excel, Numbers and Google Sheets
Private by design
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Deleted after conversion
Your upload is processed in memory or a temporary folder. We do not keep or read your files, and the converted file is deleted after you download it.
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Questions & Answers
About pdf to excel.
Every table it detects is written to its own worksheet in the same workbook, named Table 1 (p1), Table 2 (p2) and so on, where p is the page number.
Not yet. It reads tables from PDFs that contain real text, such as exports from Excel, Word, accounting tools and bank statements. A scanned page is an image, which needs OCR.
No. Your file is processed in memory to build the workbook and is not saved. We do not read or share its contents.
Tables without ruled lines or clear column alignment can be hard to detect. If your PDF is a scan, or the data is laid out as free text, the converter may report that it found no tables.
Files can be up to 10 MB and 100 pages, and each account can run a limited number of conversions per day, to keep the tool free for everyone.
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