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Detect tables in a PDF and export them as an .xlsx workbook.

Bank statements, invoices, and price lists convert cleanly. Complex reports with merged cells may need touching up in Excel.

How it works

  1. Text runs are extracted with their positions.
  2. Rows are grouped by y-coordinate proximity.
  3. Columns are inferred from x-position histograms.
  4. Cells are snapped to the nearest column and written to a workbook.

Multiple tables per page

Each detected table becomes a separate sheet in the workbook. Sheets are named after the page number and detection index.

Last updated July 27, 2026 Edit on GitHub