Can I convert a photo taken with my phone to Excel?

Yes, and this is the most common case. Phone photos are rarely perfectly straight or evenly lit — a slight angle, a shadow across the page, a bit of glare. Because the AI reads the rendered image rather than running a classic OCR pass, it still recognises the grid and keeps each value in the right column. On iPhone, share the photo as JPG (the default when uploading from a browser) and it goes straight in.

Does it work on screenshots of tables?

Yes. Screenshots of a web page, a dashboard, a PDF viewer, or a spreadsheet someone sent you as a picture all convert the same way. Screenshots are usually the easiest input because the text is sharp and the layout is flat — the AI reconstructs the columns and returns a sheet you can sort, filter, and run formulas on.

Which image formats can I upload?

JPG, JPEG, PNG, and WebP on the web app, plus multi-page PDFs if your scanner produces those instead. Files up to 20 MB and up to 5 pages per run in the browser. Larger batches go through the REST API on the developers page.

Is the image to Excel converter free?

You get 2 free pages without an account and 3 free pages after signing up — no credit card needed. After that it is pay-as-you-go credits with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Full details are on the pricing page.

How is this different from Excel's built-in "Data from Picture"?

Excel's Data from Picture feature uses traditional OCR: it reads characters and guesses column breaks from spacing. It works on clean, straight, high-contrast photos of simple grids, and struggles with angled shots, borderless tables, merged headers, or handwriting. ScanToExcel uses a vision model that understands the layout as a whole, so those harder images convert without a manual cleanup pass afterwards — and it runs in any browser, not just the Excel mobile app.

Will numbers come through as numbers, not text?

Yes. Amounts, quantities, and dates are written as native Excel values, so SUM, AVERAGE, pivot tables, and filters work immediately. Currency symbols are kept separate from the figure, which is exactly what you want for calculations.

What happens to my image after conversion?

Uploaded images are processed over encrypted connections and are not kept after your spreadsheet is generated. We do not sell or share document contents.

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Why a photo of a table is hard for classic OCR — and not for this

Traditional image to Excel tools run character recognition first and then guess where the column breaks are from the spacing between letters. A phone photo taken at a slight angle, a table without ruling lines, or a header that spans two rows breaks that guess — and you end up moving cells around by hand. A vision model skips that step entirely: it sees the whole picture, recognises the grid, and maps every value to the cell it visually belongs to.

Layout is understood, not guessed

Column boundaries come from what the image looks like, so borderless tables and multi-row headers survive the trip into Excel.

Numbers arrive as numbers

Amounts, quantities, and dates are typed correctly in the .xlsx — SUM and pivot tables work straight away, no text-to-column cleanup.

Angle, glare, and shadows are tolerated

No need to crop, straighten, or retake the photo. If you can read the table in the picture, it converts.

Context resolves ambiguity

The model knows a column labelled "Qty" holds integers and "Total" holds currency, so misreads get corrected instead of propagated.

Coverage

Every kind of image, not just the clean ones

JPG, PNG, WebP — from any camera, screen, or scanner. If you can read the table with your eyes, the AI can put it into a spreadsheet.

Phone photos (JPG)

Snapped at an angle, uneven lighting, a shadow across the page. The AI still reads the grid correctly.

Screenshots (PNG)

A table on a web page, a dashboard, a PDF viewer, or a sheet someone pasted into a chat.

WhatsApp & email images

Compressed, resized pictures of price lists or order sheets forwarded to you. Low resolution is fine as long as you can read it.

Scans & handwritten sheets

Flatbed scans, borderless tables, merged headers, or hand-filled forms — layout is inferred visually.

How it works

Convert an image to Excel in 3 steps

Upload the image

Drag and drop a JPG, PNG or WebP, or take a photo straight from your phone. Up to 20 MB and 5 images per run on the web app.

The AI reads the table

The picture is analysed visually. Rows, columns, headers, and cell types are reconstructed from the layout — even if the shot is angled or unevenly lit.

Download the spreadsheet

Get a real .xlsx (or CSV / JSON) that opens in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers, and LibreOffice with everything in place.

Image to Excel with AI vs. classic OCR

Criteria	ScanToExcel (AI)	OCR / retyping
Reads angled or unevenly lit phone photos
Detects columns with no ruling lines
Keeps numbers as numbers (formulas work)
Understands merged and multi-row headers
Works on handwritten entries
Runs in any browser, no app install
Output needs manual cleanup afterwards

What people convert most

Photos of price lists & menus

A supplier's printed catalogue or a menu board into a sortable, filterable sheet.

Receipts & invoices

Line items, quantities, unit prices, and tax split across proper columns.

PDF pages & scans

Multi-page PDFs — digital or scanned — converted page by page with the same AI.

Bank statements

Transactions, dates, and running balances into a ledger you can reconcile.

FAQ

Image to Excel — common questions

Upload the image (JPG, PNG, WebP, or a screenshot) to ScanToExcel. A vision AI model looks at the picture the way a person would, finds the table — rows, columns, headers — and writes every value into the matching cell of an .xlsx file. You get a preview of the spreadsheet first, then download it as Excel, CSV, or JSON. The whole thing takes about 30 seconds per image.

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