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Extract aligned tables and typed values from text or scanned PDFs into an Excel workbook.

Extract aligned tables and typed values from text or scanned PDFs into an Excel workbook. Use the dedicated PDFArrow workflow and review the downloaded result carefully.

Use PDF to Excel

Example and measured release result

Example input: A PDF containing a quarterly totals table

Expected output: An XLSX workbook with a worksheet for the source page and grouped table cells

Measured result: 1/1 expected worksheet was packaged with the fixture's structured cell content

The regression test opens the XLSX archive and checks worksheet XML. Last tested July 21, 2026 by PDFArrow Product Engineering.

Read the benchmark methodology and download the fixtures

How to use PDF to Excel

  1. Choose a supported PDF file that meets the limits shown on this page.
  2. Review the available settings, then run PDF to Excel.
  3. Open the downloaded XLSX result and compare important content with the source file.

What this tool supports

  • Move PDF content into a format suited to editing, analysis, or reuse.
  • Inputs: PDF.
  • Outputs: XLSX.

Common PDF to Excel tasks

  • Moving PDF tables into a workbook
  • Reviewing invoice or statement rows
  • Reusing structured values in Excel

Privacy, supported files, and limits

Choosing a file starts the supported PDFArrow workflow. Review the page-specific privacy note before processing sensitive documents.

Browser conversion supports valid, unencrypted PDFs up to 25 MB and 100 pages. Choose one sheet or one sheet per page. Column alignment, numeric/date/currency types, headers, filters, and local OCR for scanned PDFs are included; OCR is limited to 24 pages and complex tables should still be reviewed.

PDF to Excel questions

What does PDF to Excel do?

Extract aligned tables and typed values from text or scanned PDFs into an Excel workbook.

Is PDF to Excel available in PDFArrow today?

Available. Browser conversion supports valid, unencrypted PDFs up to 25 MB and 100 pages. Choose one sheet or one sheet per page. Column alignment, numeric/date/currency types, headers, filters, and local OCR for scanned PDFs are included; OCR is limited to 24 pages and complex tables should still be reviewed.

What should I verify after using PDF to Excel?

Open the downloaded XLSX result, compare important content with the source, and do not share it until the output has been reviewed.

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