# PDF to Excel

Extract tabular data from PDF files and convert to Excel spreadsheets with customizable parsing options

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-to-excel

- **Category:** Document Tools

- **Keywords:** pdf, excel, xlsx, convert, table, extract, spreadsheet

## Overview

Convert PDF documents containing tables to Excel format using pure Node.js.

**Features:**
- Extracts text content from PDF files
- Parses text into table rows using customizable delimiters
- Auto-detects common delimiters (tab, pipe, comma, semicolon)
- Creates formatted Excel files with headers
- Supports multiple pages combined into one sheet

## Inputs

- **PDF File** (file): Upload a PDF file containing tables
- **Column Delimiter** (select)
- **First Row Contains Headers** (checkbox)
- **Skip Empty Rows** (checkbox)
- **Auto-adjust Column Width** (checkbox)
- **Sheet Name** (text): Name for the Excel sheet

## When to use

- When you need to extract financial tables or reports from PDF documents into editable Excel spreadsheets.
- When you have structured text-based PDF tables and want to avoid manual copy-pasting.
- When you need to consolidate multi-page PDF tables into a single, formatted Excel sheet with custom column widths.

## How it works

- Upload your PDF file containing the tables you want to extract.
- Select your column delimiter or use auto-detect, and configure formatting options like headers, empty row skipping, and sheet name.
- Click convert to parse the PDF text and download a clean, formatted Excel (.xlsx) file.

## Use cases

- Converting PDF financial statements into Excel sheets for budgeting and data analysis.
- Extracting product inventory lists or price sheets from PDF catalogs into structured spreadsheets.
- Migrating tabular research data from academic PDF papers to Excel for statistical processing.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can this tool convert scanned PDF images?

No, this tool extracts text-based tables from digital PDFs and does not support OCR for scanned images.

### How does the auto-detect delimiter option work?

It analyzes the spacing and characters in the PDF text to automatically identify if columns are separated by tabs, commas, pipes, or spaces.

### Can I combine tables from multiple pages into one Excel sheet?

Yes, the tool automatically parses tables across multiple pages and compiles them into a single Excel worksheet.

### What file formats are supported for output?

The tool outputs standard Excel spreadsheets in .xlsx format.

### Is there a file size limit for the uploaded PDF?

Yes, the maximum supported file size for PDF uploads is 50 MB.

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## Samples

- [PDF Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/pdf-samples): Generated PDF samples from tools dated 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-10
- [XLSX Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/xlsx-samples): Sample XLSX spreadsheets for worksheet parsing and data extraction testing
- [XLS Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/xls-samples): Sample legacy Excel (XLS) files for binary spreadsheet parsing and import tests
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