Text tool

PDF to Excel (Text Transcript)

Create a real XLSX workbook for searching and sorting page text. It does not detect or reconstruct PDF tables.

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LOCAL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

Extract PDF text into an Excel workbook

Creates one worksheet row per PDF page. This is a text transcript, not table recognition.

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Choose one local PDF up to 50 MB and 100 pages.

Choose a PDF to begin.

Only embedded text is extracted. Scanned pages are marked; OCR is not performed. Tables, cells, formulas, images, and reading order are not reconstructed.

PDF parsing and workbook generation happen in your browser. Your file is not uploaded.

A QUICK WALKTHROUGH

How to use this tool

  1. Choose a PDF up to 50 MB and 100 pages.
  2. Extract existing text objects locally, one page at a time.
  3. Download an XLSX workbook with page and text columns. Scanned pages are marked; OCR is not performed.

A real Excel workbook

The downloaded XLSX is a valid Office Open XML workbook with Page and Text columns. It can be searched or sorted, but does not recognize cells, formulas, or source layout.

Embedded text only

PDF.js reads text objects in its available order. Image-only pages receive a no-text marker; OCR is not performed. Tables, columns, footnotes, and semantic structure are not reconstructed.

Private and bounded

PDF parsing and workbook generation happen in your browser. One PDF may be up to 50 MB and 100 pages, extracted text up to 25 million characters, and output up to 100 MB.

GOOD TO KNOW

Common questions

Does this recognize PDF tables?

No. It creates one transcript row per PDF page and does not detect table cells, rows, columns, or formulas.

Does it read scanned pages?

No. It reads embedded text only and marks pages without extractable text. OCR is not included.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. PDF parsing and XLSX generation run locally in your browser.