# Tables & Numerical Data in PDFs to -\> Excel

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Hi,

I’m looking for a tool, or set of tools, which can parse a PDF for tables and/or numerical datasets and then export it to a Excel. What would you recommend? Thanks

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There are several well-known libraries, such as PyMuPDF or Camelot. However, it may be difficult to use a standalone tool for very complex tables.

> **[How to Extract Embedded Tables from PDFs: Types of tables and Python...](https://medium.com/@MemoonaTahira/working-with-embedded-tables-in-pdfs-using-python-64ce273f59de)**
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> What Are Embedded Tables in PDFs?

> **[GitHub - conjuncts/pypdf\_table\_extraction: A Python library to extract tabular data from PDFs](https://github.com/conjuncts/pypdf_table_extraction)**
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> A Python library to extract tabular data from PDFs

> **[Table Recognition and Extraction With PyMuPDF](https://medium.com/@pymupdf/table-recognition-and-extraction-with-pymupdf-54e54b40b760)**
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> Learn how to identify and extract tables from PDF documents in Python