PDF to Excel — Extract Tables to a Spreadsheet
Stop retyping tables out of PDFs. Pull the tabular data from a PDF into an editable Excel workbook so you can sort, total, and chart it in minutes.
How to convert PDF to Excel
- Upload your PDF (drag & drop or browse).
- Choose PDF → Excel to detect and extract the tables.
- Download the .xlsx workbook. Your upload is deleted from our server automatically.
Why use File Forge?
- No retyping: get your numbers into cells instead of copying them by hand.
- Editable output: a real .xlsx you can sort, filter, and calculate with.
- Free & verifiably private: deleted after download, open source, no signup.
How File Forge keeps your PDF to Excel files private
When you use the PDF to Excel tool, your file is uploaded over an encrypted HTTPS connection and processed on the server, then handed straight back to you. File Forge is built privacy-first, and — because the entire codebase is open source — every claim on this page is something you can verify line by line or run yourself, rather than a marketing promise you have to take on trust.
Your file is deleted the moment you are done
The file you upload is removed from our server as soon as the PDF to Excel operation finishes, and the processed result is deleted the instant you download it. As a safety net, a background sweeper runs continuously and purges anything older than one hour, so nothing of yours lingers on disk. We never build a library of your documents, never resell them, and never train anything on them. There is no hidden retention and no analytics tied to your file contents.
Open source you can audit — or self-host
Most “free” online file tools ask you to trust a closed black box. File Forge is different: the complete source code is public on GitHub, so a developer can read exactly how the PDF to Excel tool handles uploads, confirm the deletion logic, and even run a private copy on their own machine or server. Verifiable privacy beats a privacy policy you simply have to believe.
No account, no watermark, no upsell
There is no signup, no email wall, and no credit card. File Forge never stamps a watermark on your output and never caps you at “one free file” before demanding payment. The PDF to Excel tool is genuinely free to use as often as you need, on any device with a web browser — no software to install and no extensions to add.
Frequently asked questions
How well does it detect tables?
Clean, grid-like tables from digitally-created PDFs convert best. Very irregular layouts or scans may need a little cleanup afterward.
What if my PDF is a scan?
Scanned tables without a text layer are harder to extract. Try the PDF to Text tool with OCR if table detection comes up short.
Is it free?
Yes — no signup, no watermark, no limits, and the code is open source.
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