Convert PDF to Excel
Drop in a bank statement, an invoice or a report as a PDF: the tool finds the columns of its tables and builds an Excel file where “1,234.56” is a real number. Everything happens in your browser.
- Free
- PDF to .xlsx or CSV
- Amounts as numbers
- 100% private
100% private — Everything is processed directly in your browser: your files, voice, and image are never sent to Chatzam's servers.
How to convert a PDF to Excel
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Drop in the PDF
Drag the file into the box or tap “Browse”. The tool reads every page and finds the tables, with or without borders.
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Check the preview and pages
The preview shows the columns it found: numbers in blue, dates in green. Uncheck the pages you don't need, such as terms and conditions.
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Download the file
Choose Excel (one sheet per page or everything in one sheet) or CSV, then download. The file opens in Excel, LibreOffice or Google Sheets.
Tables ready for your formulas
Columns rebuilt
Text alignment, right-aligned amounts and table borders are used to put every value in the right column, even when some cells are empty.
Real numbers and real dates
“1,234.56”, “-$3.50”, “12%” or “01/05/2026” become values Excel can sum, sort and filter.
Clean formatting
Column widths adjusted, bold headers with filters, frozen header row, and currency and percentage formats preserved.
Nothing is uploaded
The conversion runs on your device: a bank statement or a pay stub never leaves your computer or phone.
Why copying and pasting from a PDF into Excel doesn't work
A PDF doesn't contain tables the way Excel understands them: it contains pieces of text placed at exact coordinates, with lines drawn next to them. When you copy a table from a PDF reader, everything often lands in a single column, or the columns shift as soon as a cell is empty. This tool does the reverse of printing: it groups the text into rows, looks for the empty vertical gaps that separate columns, relies on borders when there are any, and joins labels that wrap onto two lines. The result is a real table, one value per cell, that you can sort, filter or use in a formula.
Bank statements and invoices: amounts you can actually add up
In a PDF, an amount looks like “1,234.56”, sometimes “-$84.30” or “(12.00)”. Pasted into Excel as is, that text isn't a number, so a SUM returns zero. The tool understands thousands separators, the decimal point, minus signs, parentheses, currency symbols like $, £ and €, and the % sign, then stores the numeric value with a matching display format. “12%” becomes 0.12 shown as a percentage, and “01/05/2026” becomes a date you can sort. Account numbers that start with zero and codes that are too long stay as text, so nothing is lost. Documents in European format, with a decimal comma such as “1 234,56”, are recognized too.
What if the PDF is a scan?
Some PDFs contain no text at all: they're pictures of pages, from a scanner or a scanning app. There's nothing to put in cells, and the tool tells you so. Run the file through the “OCR PDF” tool first, which recognizes the text in the images and adds it to the document, then come back here with the new PDF. For the best results, scan at 300 dpi, flat and straight. Complex tables, with cells merged across several rows or nested columns, may need a few touch-ups in Excel: the preview shows you how the table was split before you download.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert a PDF to Excel for free?
Drop your PDF into the tool, check the preview of the detected tables, choose the pages and tap “Download the Excel file”. It's free, with no sign-up and no limit on the number of files.
Is my bank statement uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF is read and converted in your browser, on your device. It is never uploaded or stored: close the page and nothing is left.
Will the amounts be numbers in Excel?
Yes. Amounts such as “1,234.56” or “-$3.50”, percentages and dates like mm/dd/yyyy are saved as real values, with a display format close to the original. You can add them up right away.
Why does the tool say my PDF has no text?
Your PDF is a scan: every page is an image. Use the “OCR PDF” tool first to recognize the text, then convert the resulting PDF to Excel.
One sheet per page or everything in one sheet?
“One per page” keeps the PDF's page split. “All in one” puts the pages one after another: a table header repeated on every page is kept only once, which is handy for a multi-page statement. The CSV always combines the selected pages.