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Convert XLSX and XLS spreadsheets to PDF. All sheets included, columns auto-sized, rows paginated. Runs entirely in your browser.

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Microsoft Excel spreadsheet

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What is Excel to PDF?

A spreadsheet is meant to be worked in — sorted, filtered, recalculated, added to. A PDF is meant to be looked at, unchanged, by everyone who receives it, on any device, regardless of whether they own a copy of Excel. Excel to PDF converts your workbook into that second kind of document: fixed pages, paginated properly across as many pages as the data needs, with columns scaled to fit and rows unable to be accidentally reordered or edited by whoever opens it next.

This distinction matters in practice more than it might seem. Send someone a raw .xlsx file and you're implicitly handing them an editable working document — they can change formulas, delete rows, or reformat cells, whether or not that's what you intended. Send the same data as a PDF and you're handing them a record: what you see is exactly what they'll see, on a phone, a different operating system, an older version of Excel, or no spreadsheet software at all. That's the reason invoices, financial statements, budget approvals, and anything with a signature line almost always go out as PDF rather than as the original spreadsheet, even when the source data lived in Excel the whole time.

Because a spreadsheet's natural shape (rows extending downward, columns extending sideways) doesn't map neatly onto a fixed page size, the harder part of this conversion is pagination — deciding where to break a 400-row sheet across multiple pages, and how to shrink or wrap 15 columns so they don't run off the page edge. This tool handles that automatically for every sheet in your workbook.

How It Works

Drop your Excel file and SheetJS reads the cell data from every worksheet directly inside your browser tab. pdf-lib then lays out each sheet as a table on standard PDF pages: column widths are calculated from actual cell content rather than fixed guesses, a highlighted header row and alternating row shading are applied for readability, and rows are automatically paginated across as many pages as the sheet requires. Every worksheet in the workbook becomes its own labelled section in the finished PDF, and the whole process — reading, laying out, and rendering — runs client-side with nothing uploaded to a server.

How to Use

  1. 1

    Upload your Excel file

    Drop an XLSX or XLS file onto the upload zone, or click to browse. The file is processed in your browser.

  2. 2

    Select sheets (optional)

    If the workbook has multiple sheets, choose which ones to include in the PDF output.

  3. 3

    Set page orientation

    Choose portrait or landscape orientation to best fit your spreadsheet data on each page.

  4. 4

    Convert

    Click "Convert to PDF". Formulas are evaluated, and the spreadsheet is rendered as a high-fidelity PDF.

  5. 5

    Download

    Save the PDF to your device. All cell formatting, borders, and colors are preserved in the output.

Who Uses This Tool

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Sharing Reports

Send a financial or inventory spreadsheet as a PDF so recipients can view it on any device without needing Excel installed.

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Printing Spreadsheets

Convert your spreadsheet to PDF to get consistent, print-ready pages with proper column widths and row pagination.

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Document Archiving

Archive monthly data exports as PDF files to create a permanent record that cannot be accidentally edited.

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Client Deliverables

Send clean, professionally formatted PDFs to clients and stakeholders who should not be able to modify the source data.

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Invoice & Budget Exports

Export invoice templates or budget worksheets to PDF for attaching to emails and maintaining a consistent professional appearance.

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Compliance & Audit Trails

Produce immutable PDF snapshots of spreadsheet data for compliance submissions, audits, or regulatory record-keeping requirements.

Why Choose This Tool

All Sheets Included

Every worksheet in the workbook is converted and labelled in the PDF output, so no data is lost or left behind.

Auto Column Sizing

Column widths are calculated from cell content so text is never needlessly truncated in the resulting PDF.

Portrait & Landscape

Choose portrait for narrow data sets or landscape for wide spreadsheets to get the best fit on each page.

Styled Table Layout

The header row is highlighted and rows alternate in shading, giving the PDF a clean, readable table appearance automatically.

Runs 100% in Browser

SheetJS and pdf-lib process your file locally — nothing is uploaded to any server, keeping sensitive data private.

XLSX and XLS Support

Accepts both modern XLSX files and legacy XLS format, so older spreadsheets convert without requiring a pre-conversion step.

Key Benefits

  • 100% browser-based — your spreadsheet data never leaves your device
  • Every sheet in the workbook is converted and clearly labelled in the output
  • Column widths auto-sized from actual cell content, not fixed guesses
  • Highlighted header row and alternating row shading for readability
  • Automatic row pagination across as many pages as each sheet needs
  • Supports both modern XLSX and legacy XLS (Excel 97–2003) format
  • Free up to 40 MB — sign up free for 80 MB, upgrade to Pro for 250 MB

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