PDF to CSV Converter – Extract Tables from PDF to CSV Free

How to Convert PDF to CSV

Choose your PDF – Click "Choose PDF" or drop the file into the box. Files up to 70 MB are accepted.
Wait for the table detection – The file is uploaded and the rows and columns of every page are detected on our server.
Check the preview – Look at the first rows of each page. Then choose the files, the delimiter and the decimal separator – "As written in the PDF" keeps the numbers as they appear; "Point" or "Comma" writes plain numbers ("Semicolon" and "Comma (1234,56)" for Excel in most European languages).
Download the CSV – Click "Download .csv" and open the file in Excel, Google Sheets or LibreOffice Calc, or import it into your accounting software or database.

What You Get

Clean rows and columns – Every row of the page becomes one line of the CSV and every column one column, found from the position of the text – in the same order you see in the PDF.
Ready for import – By default numbers and dates are written exactly as in the PDF, and text wrapped over several lines inside a cell is joined into one cell. Choose point or comma if your program needs plain numbers without thousands separators.
Your format – Comma, semicolon or tab as delimiter, decimal point or comma, UTF-8 with or without BOM, one file or one file per page.
Preview before download – Check the extracted rows page by page before you save the file.
Scanned PDFs – If the PDF contains only scanned images, the server tries to recognise the text with OCR. The result shows when OCR was used.

When It Helps

Importing bank statements and invoices into accounting software that reads CSV.
Loading tables from PDF reports into a database, a Python script or another program.
Need formatting, several sheets or the layout of the PDF? Use PDF to Excel.

Good to Know

Clean tables with clear columns convert best. Merged cells, entries over several lines, right-to-left text (Arabic, Hebrew) and unusual layouts may need manual corrections – always check the preview.
A CSV file holds only text: colours, fonts, pictures and merged cells are not kept. Right-to-left tables (Arabic, Hebrew) are written in reading order – the rightmost column first.
Keep "UTF-8 with BOM (for Excel)" switched on when you open the file in Excel, so that Arabic, Greek or Cyrillic text shows correctly; switch it off for programs that do not expect a BOM.
Text recognised with OCR can contain errors, so check numbers and dates. If no text can be read, improve the scan or use OCR PDF first.
Password-protected PDFs cannot be converted. Remove the password with Unlock PDF first.
The maximum file size is 70 MB; processing that runs for more than 10 minutes is stopped. Each result can be downloaded once – for other options, convert the PDF again.
Your PDF is uploaded over an encrypted connection and processed on our server. The PDF is deleted right after the tables are extracted, and the extracted data is deleted as soon as you download the CSV file – or automatically after about one hour if you do not.

PDF to CSV – Frequently Asked Questions

How do I convert a PDF to CSV?

Click "Choose PDF", wait until the tables are detected, choose the options and click "Download .csv".

Which delimiter should I choose?

"Comma" for Excel in English and for most other programs. "Semicolon" for Excel in languages that write numbers with a decimal comma (German, French, Spanish …). "Tab" when the text itself contains many commas.

Why does Excel show strange characters instead of my text?

Excel has to know that the file is UTF-8. Keep "UTF-8 with BOM (for Excel)" switched on, and Arabic, Greek or Cyrillic text shows correctly.

Can I get one CSV file per page?

Yes. Choose "One CSV per page (ZIP)": you get a ZIP file with page-001.csv, page-002.csv and so on (a PDF with one page gives one CSV file).

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Yes, in most cases: for scanned pages the server tries to read the text with OCR. Check the numbers afterwards; if nothing can be read, try a clearer scan.

What is the maximum file size?

70 MB per PDF.

Is my file uploaded? When is it deleted?

Yes, the extraction runs on our server over an encrypted connection. The PDF is deleted right after the extraction, and the extracted data as soon as you download the CSV file, or automatically after about one hour.

Is it free?

Yes – no sign-up and no watermark.

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