PDF to CSV Converter
Pull the tables out of a PDF into a CSV file for Excel, Google Sheets, a database or a script. Check the detected rows before you save.
Select a PDF fileor drop it anywhere on this page, or paste
Opens in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
PDF to CSV Converter, free and private
Convert a PDF to CSV for free. The converter finds the tables on each page, puts every cell in its own column and saves comma-separated values that open in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers or LibreOffice, and load into a database, an accounting app or a Python or R script.
A preview shows the rows and columns that were found before you save, so you can check the table first. The PDF is read in your browser and never uploaded, which matters for bank statements and invoices. It needs a PDF with selectable text, so run a scan through OCR PDF first.
How to convert a PDF to CSV
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Add your PDF
Press Select a PDF file or drop the PDF onto the page. The tables are found as soon as the pages are read.
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Check the detected tables
The preview shows the rows and columns that were found, with every chosen page in one table. Press Copy CSV to paste them straight into a spreadsheet.
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Choose one file or one per page
One file, the default, puts every chosen page into a single CSV, which suits statements that run over several pages. One file per page saves a CSV for each page, packed in a ZIP, and the preview then steps through the pages.
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Convert and download
Pick the pages if you only need some, press Convert to CSV and download the .csv file or the ZIP. The result shows how many rows and columns were found.
Why use PDFToolz for this
Columns from the page layout
Text on the same line becomes a row, and columns are found from the gaps that run down the table, so names and amounts land in their own columns and empty cells stay empty.
Clean numbers
Amounts such as 1,234.50, 1.234,50 or (45.50) are written as plain numbers like 1234.5 and -45.5, so they sum and sort after import. Dates, IDs with leading zeros and long account numbers are written exactly as printed. A CSV has no cell types, so when Excel opens it directly it can drop leading zeros or round long numbers: import those columns as text, or pick PDF to Excel, which saves them as text cells.
CSV that opens cleanly
The file is UTF-8 with a byte order mark, so Excel shows accented letters correctly. Fields with commas, quotes or line breaks are quoted, and text that starts with =, +, - or @ is prefixed with an apostrophe so a spreadsheet never runs it as a formula.
Private
No account, watermark or page limit, and no upload. The table is rebuilt on your device with pdf.js.
How PDF tables become CSV rows
A PDF has no table structure, only text placed at fixed spots and lines drawn between them. The converter reads where each piece of text sits and rebuilds the grid: text sharing a baseline becomes a row, a gap wider than a word space starts a new cell, and cells that overlap from row to row share a column. Titles and notes above the table go into the first column.
Cell borders, shading, merged cells and fonts are not part of a CSV, so they are left out. If a cell's text wraps onto two lines in the PDF, each line becomes its own row.
CSV or Excel?
CSV is plain text: one line per row and commas between cells. Pick it to import transactions into accounting or budgeting software, load data into a database, or read it with code. For a spreadsheet with number formats, column widths and one sheet per page, PDF to Excel saves an .xlsx workbook from the same tables.
Bank statements and scanned PDFs
For a statement, keep One file selected and choose only the pages with transactions, so the cover page and small print stay out. Page headers repeat on each page; filter them out after import.
A scanned statement holds pictures of pages with no text to read. Run it through OCR PDF first, then convert the result here, and check the amounts against the original, since OCR can misread a digit on a blurry scan.
Frequently asked questions
Add the PDF, check the tables in the preview, keep One file selected and press Convert to CSV. Then download the .csv file and open or import it.
It is free with no sign-up or page limit, and the PDF is read in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
Commas between cells, Windows line endings, and UTF-8 with a byte order mark so Excel reads accented letters correctly. Cells that contain commas, quotes or line breaks are wrapped in double quotes.
Not directly, because a scan has no text layer. Run OCR PDF first, then convert the OCR result here.
No table columns were found. The page holds running text rather than a table, or it is a scan. For running text, PDF to Text or PDF to Word fits better.
Yes. Press Choose pages and tap the pages with tables, or type a range such as 2-4, 7.
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