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Cluster words into rows and columns and download an XLSX. Turn on OCR for scans.

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Cluster words into rows and columns and download an XLSX. Turn on OCR for scans.

Opens PDF

or drop files and folders hereUp to 500 MB per file on the free plan · older formats use the server encoderFolders are welcome

How it works

  1. 01

    Choose a file for PDF to Excel. It accepts PDF. Most files stay in this tab.

  2. 02

    Set the options on the workbench — preview, crop or timeline when this tool has one — then press Run.

  3. 03

    Download the result. It is also saved in your tray so the next tool can pick it up without another upload.

About this tool

pdf.js gives each string an x/y. Rows are y-clusters; columns are x-clusters. That is table reconstruction, not stuffing every line into column A. Image-only scans can run Tesseract OCR in this tab when you tick the box.

Questions

What can I open in PDF to Excel?
PDF to Excel accepts PDF. Older video containers such as AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG and 3GP are decoded by the server encoder.
Does PDF to Excel upload my file?
Most MP4, WebM, images and PDF stay in this tab. Instagram/TikTok crops, DVD, GIF, iPhone presets, stabilize, hard containers (AVI, WMV, HEVC) and a failed local encode go to the server encoder. The file is processed and discarded — we do not keep a copy.
How large can the file be?
Free: 500 MB and 8 exports a day. Plus (waitlist) raises the daily cap. A pasted public file URL is also accepted.

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