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Convert Excel to PDF

Convert an Excel workbook to a PDF in your browser, with sheets, cells, formulas, charts, and print settings rendered as fixed pages. Nothing is uploaded, and the resulting PDF is ready to share with people who do not have Excel.

Files are converted on your device and never uploaded.

Price
Free
Uploads
None, it runs on your device
Sign-up
Not needed
Batch
Unlimited files
Output
PDF
First use
77 MB download, once

How it works

How to convert Excel to PDF

  1. Add your Excel files

    Drop Excel files onto the converter, click to choose them, or paste from the clipboard. Add as many as you like.

  2. Check the settings

    PDF is already selected. The first time, confirm the one-time download of the document engine.

  3. Download your PDFs

    Each file gets its own download button as soon as it's ready. Download all saves everything in one ZIP file.

The formats

Excel and PDF at a glance

  • What is an Excel file?

    XLSX is the workbook format Microsoft Excel has used since 2007. A workbook can hold several sheets with formulas, formatting, charts, and filters, and it's the standard way spreadsheets are shared at work. It opens in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers, LibreOffice Calc, and WPS Office.

  • What is a PDF file?

    PDF is the standard format for sharing documents that should look the same everywhere. It fixes the layout, fonts, and images of every page, which is great for reading and printing but makes editing hard. A PDF can contain real text or only scanned pictures of pages. It opens in every browser, Adobe Acrobat Reader, macOS Preview, Microsoft Edge on Windows, phones, and Google Drive.

Good to know

What changes when you convert Excel to PDF

  • LibreOffice lays out the pages, so text, images, tables, headers, and footers look like they do in the original.
  • Each sheet is printed on as many pages as it needs, using the print areas and page setup saved in the workbook.
  • Fonts that aren't built in are replaced with similar ones, which can shift line breaks slightly.
  • The first conversion downloads LibreOffice compiled to WebAssembly (77 MB). It's cached, so later visits start quickly.
  • Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text may appear in a fallback font.
  • Password-protected documents can't be converted.
  • It works best on a computer, because LibreOffice needs a lot of memory.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Does every Excel sheet go into the PDF?

Yes. Each visible worksheet is rendered using its print area and page setup. Very wide sheets may span several PDF pages unless the workbook already uses fit-to-page settings.

Is this Excel to PDF converter free?

Yes. It's completely free, with no sign-up, no watermark, and no limit on how many files you convert. It costs Ethical Tube nothing to run, because the conversion happens on your own device rather than on a server.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

No. The conversion runs inside your browser with LibreOffice compiled to WebAssembly, so your files never leave your device. Once the page and the engine have loaded, it even works offline.

Will my PDF look like the original Excel file?

In most cases, yes. LibreOffice lays out every page, including fonts, images, tables, headers, and footers. If the document uses fonts that aren't built in, similar fonts are used, which can shift line breaks slightly.

Why is there a download the first time?

The conversion uses LibreOffice, the open-source office suite, compiled to run inside your browser. It's about 77 MB, downloads once from Ethical Tube's own server, and is cached for next time. Your documents are never uploaded.

Can I convert several Excel files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like. They're converted one after another, and you can download each PDF file as soon as it's ready or all of them in one ZIP file.

Does it work on iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows?

It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, but it's built for computers. LibreOffice needs about 1 GB of memory, which many phones can't spare.

What can open a PDF file?

Every browser, Adobe Acrobat Reader, macOS Preview, Microsoft Edge on Windows, phones, and Google Drive.

Is there a file size limit?

There's no upload limit because nothing is uploaded. The practical limit is your device's memory: everyday files are fine, and most computers handle documents with hundreds of pages.

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