Turn a Photo of a Table into Excel — Free
A data table buried in a textbook chapter, a professor's slide you can only photograph, a handout passed around in class — snap a photo and get it back as a real, editable spreadsheet instead of retyping every row before your assignment is due.
Drag and drop a photo of your table here, or browse
JPG, PNG, GIF, or WebP — up to 10MB
5 of 5 free conversions left this 12-hour window — sign up to buy credits and unlock batch upload & auto-added formulas.
Built for the photo you actually have
No scanner required — a phone photo taken in a lecture hall or library is the normal case here, not an edge case. Keep the page flat and the table fully in frame, and watch for glare on glossy textbook pages; those matter more to accuracy than anything else.
Nothing about your photo is kept
Sent to our OCR provider only to extract the table, never saved on our servers. The spreadsheet itself is generated in your browser.
Photo of a table to Excel — FAQ
Is this actually free, no catch?+
Yes. No account, no credit card — you get 5 conversions every 12 hours just by showing up. Signing in (free, just an email link) removes that limit entirely if you end up needing more.
Can I use a phone photo straight out of my camera roll?+
Yes, that's the normal way to use it. Hold the page flat, get the whole table in frame, and avoid heavy glare off glossy textbook paper if you can — those three things affect accuracy more than anything else.
Is my photo saved anywhere?+
No. It's sent to our OCR provider only to extract the table, not saved on our servers or in any database. The Excel file is generated in your browser.
What if the text in the photo is small or a bit blurry?+
Small, blurry, or low-contrast text is the main thing that trips up OCR. You'll still get a result, but check the editable preview closely before trusting it, and retake the photo closer in or with better light if a lot of cells look wrong.
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