Convert PDF to CSV

Add your PDF to PDF to CSV, press Convert to CSV, and download the result. The tool reads each page in your browser, finds the tables, and writes one CSV for each. When there is more than one table you get a zip. Your PDF is never uploaded.

CSV stands for comma-separated values, a plain text file where each line is a table row and commas separate the columns. Almost every spreadsheet, database and accounting app can import it. It holds only values, so there are no colours, fonts, formulas or several sheets like in an Excel file.

Yes. PDF to CSV finds tables from drawn lines or from rows of text that line up in columns, then writes each as its own CSV. Check the columns afterwards. Merged cells, wrapped lines and tables with fewer than three rows are the usual places where a table needs tidying.

With PDF to CSV your file never leaves your device. The pages are read and the CSV is written inside your browser tab, so nothing is sent to our servers and there is nothing for us to delete. That matters for bank statements, invoices and payroll lists.

Numbers are written as plain numbers, so 1,234.50 becomes 1234.50 and (12.00) becomes -12.00. A percentage keeps its % sign. Dates become year-month-day only when the order is clear, so 04/05/2026 stays as written. Codes with a leading zero, such as a zip code, stay text.

Double-click the CSV, or open Excel and choose File, then Open. If accents or symbols look wrong, convert again with UTF-8 with BOM chosen. Excel may show long numbers in scientific notation or drop a leading zero, so format those columns as text or import with Data, then From Text.

Not in one file. A CSV holds a single table, so each table gets its own file, named by its page, and several files come in a zip. A table that runs over two pages with the same columns is joined into one file. PDF to Excel keeps all tables in one workbook.

Not directly. A scan is a picture of a page, so it has no text for the tool to read. Run it through OCR PDF first to make the text selectable, then convert the result to CSV. Check the numbers afterwards, since reading a scan can misread digits.

Yes. You get 2 free uses in total with no account, and one finished conversion counts as one use, however many tables it finds. Free files can be up to 50 MB. Pro has no limit on uses. The limit is checked before the conversion starts.

Yes. You do not need Excel or any other program installed. Add the PDF to PDF to CSV in your browser and download the files. A CSV opens in Google Sheets, Numbers, LibreOffice or any text editor. It works the same on Windows, Mac, Linux, a phone or a tablet.