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Image to Excel Converter

Convert Image files to Excel spreadsheet — free, private and right in your browser.

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    Extra things in the photo?Crop to the table first with Crop Image.
    Numbers look wrong?Compare with the original — OCR can confuse 1 and 7.
    Language data downloads onceYour picture stays on your device.

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    How to convert Image to Excel

    1. Select your images.Add a straight photo or screenshot with the table filling the frame.
    2. Choose the text language.Choose the language of the table text before converting.
    3. Click Convert to Excel.Download the .xlsx — each line becomes a row.
    4. Check the cells.Check numbers like 1 and 7, or 0 and O, against the photo.

    About Image to Excel

    When is it useful? Image to Excel reads a photo or screenshot of a table — a printed price list, a mark sheet on a notice board, a bill or a register page — and puts the text into an Excel sheet so you do not have to type it.

    Good to know: text recognition (OCR) finds the words, groups them into rows by line, and starts a new column where there is a wide gap. Choose the language first: English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Spanish, French, German or Arabic. The language data is downloaded once to your browser, and the picture itself is never uploaded.

    Tips for Better Results

    • Take the photo straight from above in good light, with the table filling the frame.
    • Crop away everything except the table with Crop Image first.
    • Always compare numbers with the original — OCR can confuse 1 and 7 or 0 and O.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How are rows and columns made?
    Each line of text becomes a row, and a wide gap starts a new column.
    Which languages are supported?
    Eleven: English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Bengali, plus Spanish, French, German and Arabic.
    Is my picture uploaded for OCR?
    No. Only the language data is downloaded once; your picture never leaves your device.
    How do I avoid wrong numbers?
    Crop to just the table, use good light and compare the numbers with the original.
    Works with: Microsoft Excel · Google Sheets · WPS Spreadsheets · LibreOffice Calc

    What converts well, and what doesn't

    Your table photoResult in Excel
    Words in the photoFound by text recognition (OCR)
    Each lineBecomes a row
    Wide gapsStart a new column
    LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and more
    Language dataDownloaded once; your picture is never uploaded
    💡 Tip: Take the photo straight from above in good light, with the table filling the frame.

    Common uses

    Price listsTurn printed prices into a sheet.
    Mark sheetsFrom a notice board photo.
    BillsCopy bill items.
    RegistersDigitise register pages.
    ScreenshotsGet table data.
    ReportsReuse printed tables.

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    Guide

    Image to Excel: a complete guide

    From a photo of a table to a spreadsheet

    Price lists on a shop wall, mark sheets on a notice board, printed bills, register pages and screenshots of tables all contain data you may want to sort or total. Typing them into Excel by hand is slow and error-prone. Image to Excel reads the text with OCR and lays it out in rows and columns for you.

    What happens when you convert

    Choose the language of the text first. The picture is read on your device, and each recognised word is placed according to its position: words on the same line become one row, and a new column starts wherever there is a wide gap between words. The result is one sheet called OCR in an .xlsx file, ready to open in Excel or Google Sheets.

    Which pictures work best

    Printed tables with clear gaps between columns, photographed straight on in good light, give the best result. Tables with merged cells, very narrow columns, handwritten entries, stamps over the text or curved paper give less reliable columns. Screenshots of tables are usually recognised very well.

    Common problems and how to fix them

    Two columns are merged: the gap was too small; split them in Excel with Data → Text to Columns. Numbers are wrong: OCR can confuse 1 and 7, 0 and O, 5 and S — always compare with the picture. “No readable text”: the picture is too small or blurry; take a sharper, closer photo.

    Good habits

    Crop the picture to just the table, check totals against the original, and keep the photo as proof of the source data.

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