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PDF to Excel

Turn the tables in a PDF into an Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx), with numbers stored as numbers, ready for calculations. Everything happens on your device.

Processed on your deviceNothing is uploaded to servers

Drag one or more PDFs here

PDF files

Files are opened on your device and never uploaded.

How it works

  1. Choose the PDF

    Drag the file into the workspace or use the button. You can choose several at once.

  2. Choose the options

    Decide whether each table gets its own sheet or each page gets one sheet, and whether the text on scanned pages is recognized (OCR).

  3. Download the spreadsheet

    You get an .xlsx file to open in Excel, LibreOffice Calc or Google Sheets. With several PDFs, you get one .xlsx for each, in a ZIP.

Frequently asked questions

Are my files sent to a server?

No. The PDF is read in your browser and the .xlsx spreadsheet is created on your device. If the PDF has scanned pages (or you choose several PDFs), MovaDoc downloads the text recognition engine from its own site before converting (about 3 MB, first time only); your PDF never leaves your device.

Which tables are found?

Tables with drawn lines (including merged cells, which stay merged in Excel) and tables without lines, with text lined up in columns over at least three rows in a row. On a page without tables, the text goes line by line, split into columns where there are large gaps.

Are numbers stored as numbers?

Yes. MovaDoc checks whether each table writes numbers as 1,234.56 or as 1.234,56 and turns them into Excel numbers, ready for calculations, including €, $ or £, percentages and negatives in parentheses. Codes with leading zeros (like ZIP codes) stay as text so the zeros aren’t lost, and dates only become dates when written like 2026-10-05.

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Yes, with “Recognize text on scanned pages” turned on: the text on pages without text is recognized on your device, in Portuguese, English or Spanish, and tables are found from how the words line up. Results depend on the quality of the scan, so check any important numbers.

What doesn’t make it into Excel?

Charts, images, colors and formulas (a PDF only keeps the results of calculations). Very complex tables, with rotated text or tables inside tables, may need some fixing in Excel.

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