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Scan a printed table to Excel on iPhone or iPad

Choose an app that scans a printed table into Excel, then stick to one photo or PDF path.

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09 Nov 2026 Apps that scan tables to Excel

Apps that scan tables to Excel

Turning a printed table into Excel is one job: read the grid, check a cell, export a sheet. This page compares apps for that job on iPhone and iPad.

What to compare

Source — photo of paper, or a PDF page.
Grid quality — rows and columns you can edit, not a flat image.
Where files stay — on device, or in a cloud account.

Common options

Microsoft Lens — strong document scan; table-to-Excel is one of several outcomes.
Adobe Scan — PDF-first scanning; tables need an extra export path.
Tablune — scan tables to editable Excel, plus a file manager on iPhone and iPad.

Choose one path

Decide photo or PDF first — see ways to get a table into Excel.
Open photo to Excel or PDF to Excel.
Fix one wrong cell before you export — edit the scan.

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