PDF to Excel: how it works
To convert a PDF to Excel, open the PDF to Excel tool and add your file; PDFER pulls tabular text into an editable .xlsx spreadsheet in your browser. The PDF is never uploaded.
How to use PDF to Excel
- Open the PDF to Excel tool and add your PDF.
- Let PDFER detect rows and columns locally.
- Download the .xlsx spreadsheet.
In your browser vs. uploading to a server
Best for recovering table data from a PDF without uploading it. Works best on clearly gridded tables; heavily merged or scanned tables may need cleanup.
Frequently asked questions
How do I extract a table from a PDF into Excel?
- Add the PDF to the PDF to Excel tool; it reconstructs rows and columns from the page text and downloads an editable .xlsx, all in the browser.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
- No. PDFER runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly and JavaScript. Your files are read into memory on your device, processed locally, and never sent to PDFER or any third party. Closing the tab or leaving the tool erases them from memory.
PDFER is a privacy-first PDF toolkit built by Kiril Urbonas. Every tool runs entirely in your browser — see our security model and privacy policy.