Image to Excel

Convert a photo or screenshot of a table into an editable Excel file.

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About Image to Excel

Image to Excel reads a photo or screenshot of a table and rebuilds it as a spreadsheet. In-browser OCR finds every word and its position, then groups the words into rows and columns. The detected table appears as an editable grid so you can fix any OCR mistakes, add a row or column, and then download a real .xlsx file. The picture is processed on your device and never uploaded.

How to use Image to Excel

  1. Choose a straight-on photo or screenshot of the table - a preview appears.
  2. Select the languages in the table, adding Hindi or another Indian language if the headings need it.
  3. Click Extract table and wait for the OCR engine to load and read the image.
  4. Click any cell in the detected grid to correct it, and use Add row or Add column if something was missed.
  5. Click Download Excel (.xlsx) to save the spreadsheet.

What people use it for

  • Getting a printed price list or rate chart from a supplier into Excel without retyping it.
  • Turning a photographed attendance or marks sheet into a spreadsheet a teacher can total up.
  • Rebuilding a bank statement or ledger page shared as a screenshot into rows you can calculate with.
  • Copying a table out of a PDF screenshot when the original file cannot be selected or exported.

Good to know

Column detection relies on the gaps between words, so it works best on a flat, straight, well-lit table with clear spacing. Photos taken at an angle, tables with merged cells or wrapped text, and faint or handwritten entries often split or merge incorrectly. The editable grid exists because you will usually need to correct something. Numbers that look numeric are written as numbers in Excel.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is the table detection?
A clean screenshot of a simple table usually comes out close to perfect. Angled photos, merged cells, ruled forms and handwriting need manual fixing, which is why every cell is editable before download.
Can it read a handwritten register?
Not reliably. The OCR engine is trained on printed text, so handwritten figures will come out wrong. It is faster to type those in yourself.
Will my formulas and formatting survive?
No. A picture holds no formulas or cell styles, only visible text. You get plain values in a fresh .xlsx file and can add formulas and formatting afterwards in Excel.
Does the image get uploaded anywhere?
No. Tesseract OCR and the spreadsheet writer both run inside your browser tab, so the photo and the resulting file stay on your device.