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Markdown Table to Excel
Turn Markdown tables into an Excel workbook, one sheet per table, with a bold header row, column alignment and widths that fit. It runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
Highlights
- Every table found
- One sheet per table
- Converted on your device
- No sign-up
How to Convert a Markdown Table to Excel
Paste a single Markdown table or a whole document. The converter finds every table and builds an Excel workbook with each table on its own sheet.
Everything happens in this browser tab. Your data is never uploaded, so it's safe for prices, stock and customer lists.
What you get in Excel
- Real numbers — plain numbers arrive as numbers you can sum; codes like 007 stay as typed.
- Alignment — :--, :-: and --: columns are aligned left, centre and right.
- A tidy header — bold, optionally frozen while you scroll.
- Fitted columns — widths sized to the longest value in each column.
To use this tool, start with Step 1 below. In Step 1: Add Markdown, paste Markdown with one or more tables, open a .md file, or load the example, and check the detected tables. In Step 2: Download, name the workbook and download it.
Step 1 of 2
Add Markdown
Paste a table or a whole document, open a .md file, or load the example. Every table found is listed on the right.
or drop a file here. It stays on this device.
.md, .markdown, .mdown, .mkd or .txt · up to 10 MB
0 characters · 0 lines
Detected tables
Tables in your Markdown will appear here, one card per sheet.
Step 2 of 2
Download your Excel file
Each table becomes a sheet named after the heading above it. Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers and LibreOffice.
.xlsx
Add Markdown with a table in Step 1 first.
Markdown table guide
From pipe tables to a proper spreadsheet
Markdown tables are everywhere: in READMEs, wikis, notes and AI answers. But you can't sort, filter or sum them. This converter turns them into a real Excel workbook in one step.
The basics
How does Markdown table to Excel work?
The converter reads your Markdown with a proper parser, so escaped pipes, inline formatting and tables nested in lists are handled correctly.
Clean
Formatting characters are stripped from cells, so only the text and numbers remain.
Format
Header rows are bolded, alignment is applied and column widths are fitted.
Save
A standard .xlsx workbook, one sheet per table, is built and saved by your browser.
What carries over
Markdown tables in Excel
How each part of a Markdown table turns up in the spreadsheet.
| Markdown | In Excel | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Header row | Bold first row | Optionally frozen so it stays visible while you scroll. |
| | :-- | :-: | --: | | Left, centre, right | Columns without colons keep Excel's default alignment. |
| Plain numbers | Number cells | Leading-zero codes and formatted values stay as text. |
| **bold**, `code`, [links](…) | Plain text | Markdown markers are removed and the text is kept. |
| \| escaped pipes | | in the cell | Unescaped correctly, never splitting a cell. |
| Several tables | Several sheets | Named after the heading above each table. |
Use cases
When to convert Markdown tables to Excel
Whenever a table needs sorting, filtering, charts or formulas.
AI answers
Turn a comparison table from ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini into a sheet you can work with.
Docs & READMEs
Pull reference tables out of documentation for analysis or sharing.
Reports
Send Markdown report tables to colleagues who live in Excel.
Inventory lists
Move stock, price and SKU lists from notes into a spreadsheet.
Meeting notes
Turn action and decision tables into a trackable sheet.
Data cleanup
Sort and de-duplicate rows that were kept in a Markdown file.
Set expectations
What doesn't carry over
Markdown tables are simple, so a few spreadsheet features have nothing to come from.
Merged cells
Markdown has no merged cells, so neither does the output.
Formulas
Cells are values only. Text like =SUM(A1:A3) is saved as text, never run.
Formatted numbers
1,200, $5 and 45% stay as text so nothing is misread. Convert them in Excel if needed.
Starting from a spreadsheet instead? Excel to Markdown Table turns a sheet back into a pipe table. Have a photo of a table instead? Image to CSV reads it on your device.
Common questions
Markdown table to Excel FAQ
Quick answers about converting Markdown tables to Excel spreadsheets.
How do I convert a Markdown table to Excel?
Paste Markdown that contains one or more tables into Step 1, open a .md file, or press Load example. Every table found is listed with a preview. In Step 2, name the file and press Download .xlsx. Each table becomes its own sheet.
Can I convert several tables at once?
Yes. Paste a whole document and every table in it is found, including tables inside quotes and lists. Each becomes a separate sheet, named after the nearest heading above it, or Table 1, Table 2 and so on if there isn't one.
Is my data uploaded anywhere?
No. The tables are read and the workbook is built inside your browser tab. Nothing is uploaded or stored, so it's safe for prices, stock levels and customer data.
Will numbers work in Excel formulas?
Plain numbers such as 124, -3 or 6.40 are saved as real numbers, so SUM and AVERAGE work straight away. Values that might lose meaning as numbers stay as text exactly as typed: codes with leading zeros like 007, and formatted values like 1,200, $5 or 45%.
Is column alignment kept?
Yes. Columns marked :-- are left-aligned, :-: centred and --: right-aligned in Excel. Columns without a colon use Excel's default: text on the left, numbers on the right.
How are column widths set?
Each column is sized to fit its longest value, like Excel's AutoFit, with a sensible minimum and maximum so very long cells don't make huge columns.
Why wasn't my table found?
A Markdown table needs a header row followed by a separator row of dashes, such as | --- | --- |, with each row on its own line. Tables pasted from a chat app sometimes lose the separator row or join rows together. Add the separator row back and the table is found straight away.
What happens to bold, links and code inside cells?
The formatting characters are removed and the text is kept: **Dana** becomes Dana, and [site](https://…) becomes site. Escaped pipes (\|) become a normal | character in the cell.
Does it work with Google Sheets?
Yes. Upload the .xlsx to Google Drive and open it with Google Sheets, or use File › Import in an open sheet. Each table arrives on its own tab.
Is there a limit?
There's no daily cap and no account. Markdown files can be up to 10 MB, which is tens of thousands of rows.
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