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Turn a PDF table back into an Excel sheet.

Drop the PDF. Download an .xlsx file with your tables intact — rows, columns, numbers, formulas where we can recover them. Free, no signup, no watermark.

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Supported formats: PDF input, XLSX output.

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Drag and drop or click to browse. Table-heavy PDFs work best for the live workbook export.

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Your file opens in the matching tool so you can edit, convert, or export it without uploading it a second time.

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How to convert a PDF to Excel, end to end.

Three clicks from a dropzone on this page to a .xlsx file in your Downloads folder. You never leave the tab.

  1. Drop your PDF on this page.

    Drag it from your desktop or click to browse. It uploads encrypted. We can't see it.

  2. Let us read the tables.

    We pull rows, columns, and numbers out of the PDF and rebuild them as a real Excel workbook. It takes seconds for a short table and under a minute for most long ones.

  3. Download. We forget.

    Your .xlsx lands in Downloads. Our copy is deleted within the hour. Open it in Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets and start working.

What you can actually do on this page.

Five honest conversion moves you can finish in the browser you're already in. No Adobe, no signup, no half-features held behind a paywall.

  • Rows and columns stay aligned.

    Table rows and columns rebuild as real Excel cells so your data lines up the way you remember it. You don't spend an afternoon re-entering numbers into a fresh sheet.

  • Numbers stay numbers.

    Cells that look like numbers in the PDF come back as numeric values in Excel so you can sum, average, and sort without retyping anything.

  • Formulas recovered when possible.

    When the PDF was exported from a real workbook, we recover visible formulas too. When it wasn't, you get the computed values in their cells — honest about what we could rebuild.

  • OCR when the PDF is a scan.

    If your PDF is a scanned document, we run OCR first so the image becomes real editable text. You get an .xlsx with selectable rows and typed numbers, not a picture of a table.

  • Never a watermark.

    Free means free. No stamp on sheet 1, no diagonal "sample" in cell A1, no gotcha at download.

Why people choose Pdf Clarity

  • Private by default

    Your PDFs are transferred over TLS and deleted within one hour. We don't look at them, and you don't need an account.

  • Fast and free

    Editing, annotating, signing, merging and splitting are free with no signup. Your first upload opens the editor in seconds.

  • Works in any browser

    Open the editor in Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge on Mac, Windows, Linux or Chromebook. You never install anything.

More ways to convert a PDF to Excel

PDF to XLSX online

Drop your PDF and download a .xlsx file in seconds. The converter targets Excel's native workbook format so Excel, Numbers, and Google Sheets all open it without a complaint.

Convert scanned PDF to Excel

Scans don't have real numbers until we OCR them. Upload your scanned PDF and the converter runs OCR first so your .xlsx comes back with selectable cells and typed values on every sheet.

Extract tables from PDF

When your PDF has multiple tables across multiple pages, the converter pulls each one into the workbook with predictable cell alignment so you can finish your analysis instead of copy-pasting by hand.

PDF to Excel for free

No signup, no trial timer, no credit card. Drop the file, wait a few seconds, download the .xlsx. You keep doing that for as long as you need to.

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to what people ask us most about editing a PDF online for free. Tap any question and the answer expands inline.

Will my tables come through cleanly?
Usually yes. Rows, columns, and numeric cells rebuild into a real Excel workbook. Merged cells, nested headers, and unusual layouts can need a quick tidy after export — we're honest about that instead of promising pixel-perfect recovery.
Does it work on a scanned PDF?
Yes. If your PDF is a scan, we run OCR first to turn the image into real numbers and text. The resulting .xlsx is editable like any Excel workbook — you can type, sort, filter.
Are formulas preserved?
When the PDF was generated from a real spreadsheet and still carries the formula text, we recover them. Otherwise you get the computed values in each cell so your totals still work; you can re-add the formulas yourself if needed.
Will the .xlsx have a watermark?
Never. Not on free, not on Pro, not ever.
Is it really free? What's the catch?
There isn't one. PDF to Excel, as many conversions as you need, for as long as you need them. No signup, no watermark, no "upgrade to unlock download." Pro exists for people doing this for work every day; if that's not you, you never see it.
How big a PDF can I convert?
Up to 100 MB on the free plan, which covers almost every workbook export. If you need bigger — a long financial report, a thick data appendix — Pro handles up to 500 MB.
What happens to my file after I'm done?
Deleted within one hour of upload. Encrypted in transit and at rest. Never read by a human, never shared, never used to train anything.
Does it work on an iPad, Chromebook, or phone?
Yes. Any browser — Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge. Upload, convert, download. Same flow on every device.
Can I convert multiple PDFs at once?
Right now the tool converts one PDF per run. For a batch job, drop them one after another — each .xlsx lands in Downloads the same way.

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