How to convert a picture of a table into Excel
- Drop the picture (JPG, PNG, HEIC, WEBP…) of the table, one or several.
- Pick the language of the text.
- Click Convert and open the XLSX; check the numbers before using them.
A price list in a photo, a timetable on a screenshot, a printed statement you scanned, a table in a PDF that you cannot copy: typing the figures again takes an hour and introduces mistakes. This tool reads the picture with OCR, detects the rows and the columns from the layout, and writes a spreadsheet with one cell per value.
Each line of text becomes a row; wide gaps between words become column breaks, and the columns are aligned from one row to the next. Values that look like numbers (1,250.00, 12%, -3.5) are written as numbers so you can sum them straight away; the first row is set in bold when it looks like a header. Several pictures give one workbook with a sheet per picture.
OCR works best on a straight, well-lit picture with clear text: a screenshot or a flat scan gives near-perfect results, a phone photo taken at an angle less so. Always check the result against the original: 0 and O, 1 and l, and decimal marks are the usual confusions. Files are deleted after 30 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is it?
Very good on screenshots and clean scans, lower on skewed or blurry photos. Check the numbers: 0/O, 1/l and decimal points are the typical misreads.
Do the numbers come out as real numbers?
Yes. Values that look like numbers, amounts or percentages are written as numbers, so SUM and sorting work immediately.
Can it read a table from a PDF?
Take a screenshot of the table or convert the PDF page to an image with PDF to Image, then upload that picture. For text PDFs, PDF to Excel is more exact.
Which languages are supported?
English, French, Arabic, German, Spanish and combinations; pick the one in the picture for best results.
Is it free?
Yes, no sign-up. Pictures are deleted from the server after 30 minutes.