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PDF to CSV pulls the tables out of a PDF into a CSV file that Excel, Google Sheets, accounting software or a database can import. It saves retyping when the figures you need, such as invoice lines, a price list or a report appendix, only exist as a PDF.

How to convert PDF to CSV

Drop your PDF on the page, or choose it from your device, Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive (up to 260 MB). CSV sits at the top of the Convert to list, marked Recommended. Press it and download the .csv, which is named after your PDF. Several PDFs can go in together, each producing its own CSV. The result screen also lets you rename the file before downloading.

Why use PDF to CSV rather than copy and paste

Copying a table out of a PDF usually gives you one long column of numbers, or rows that run together into a single cell. CSV keeps one value per cell and one row per line, which is the layout that import screens in tools like Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho or an in-house ERP expect. For an accounts clerk keying in fifty supplier invoice lines a month, that is real time saved.

PDF to CSV works best on digital PDFs

Tables in PDFs exported from software convert far better than scans. If your file is a scan, the converter flags it and suggests PDF OCR first; run that, then convert the new file to CSV. Once you have the CSV, sort and filter it in a spreadsheet, and check totals against the original PDF, especially where a table ran over a page break.

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between PDF to CSV and PDF to Excel?
CSV is plain rows and values that almost any system can import. Excel (.xlsx) can hold several sheets and formatting. Use CSV for imports and scripts, Excel if a person will work on the file.
Can PDF to CSV read a scanned invoice?
Not directly, because a scanned invoice is only a picture. Make its text readable with PDF OCR (it appears at the top of the list for scans), then turn that copy into a CSV.
How do I open the CSV in Excel without breaking dates or codes?
Use Data, then From Text/CSV in Excel rather than double-clicking the file. It lets you set which columns are dates or text, so account codes keep their leading zeros.
Does it pick up every table in the document?
It looks for tables across the whole PDF. Ordinary paragraphs aren't what it is after; for those, use PDF to Text.
Can I convert bank statements to CSV?
You can, but Bank Statement to Excel is built for that job: it reads statement layouts and lists each transaction on its own row.
Can I convert several PDFs to CSV in one go?
Yes. Add them all and press CSV. Each PDF is converted in turn and downloads as its own file.