DigiKitPDF to Excel Converter
Exports each PDF page text into an Excel row. Note: no intelligent table/column detection, best for simple lists or invoices.
When should you use this?
Use this when you need to bring a table from a PDF (a price list, a data table) into a workable Excel file.
When shouldn't you use this?
If the table lines in the PDF aren't crisp, or the table is a scanned image, columns can end up split wrong, always check the data row by row after exporting.
Step-by-step
- Choose the document in the PDF file field. You'll get the best results from PDFs where the text can be selected, not from scans.
- Click Download as Excel (.xlsx).
- Open the file in Excel or another spreadsheet app. The tool doesn't detect columns, so the text arrives line by line.
- To split data into columns, use Text to Columns on Excel's Data tab and choose a space or another character as the delimiter.
Example
A supplier sends a plain price list as a PDF, with a product code, name and unit price on each line. After exporting, the lines are there but code, name and price may share one cell. Text to Columns peels off the product code easily; because product names contain spaces, the price column sometimes needs a manual fix. Once the prices sit in their own column as numbers, you can sum, average or compare them.
The limits of moving tables from PDF to Excel
Tables in a text-based PDF can be split into rows and columns and moved to Excel; but in a PDF a table is not really stored as an object, only as positioned text. So merged cells, multi-line cells and complex layouts are not always separated correctly. Scanned documents need text recognition first.
After the transfer
- Compare columns and numbers with the original PDF; check the totals in particular.
- Make sure Excel reads decimal and thousands separators correctly.
- Repeated header rows or shifted columns may need manual fixing.
- Do not use the result in financial reports without checking it against the official source.
Things to keep in mind
- Number formats vary by country. A Turkish document writes 1.250,50 where an English one writes 1,250.50, and a mismatch with your Excel locale can leave prices as text or turn them into the wrong value.
- Page headers, footers and page numbers come through as rows too. Clear them out before you calculate anything.
- Tables with merged or multi-line cells tend to shift. Treat the export as raw material for those documents, not a finished sheet.
- Scanned PDFs have no text layer, so the output may be empty.
Frequently asked questions
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. This tool runs entirely in your browser; your PDF file is never sent to a server.
Is there a file size limit?
There's no fixed limit, but very large files may process more slowly depending on your browser's available memory.
Does this work on password-protected PDFs?
No — password-protected PDFs can't be opened, so you'll need to remove the password first.