Convert Excel to PDF — free

How it works

1. Drop or select your Excel spreadsheet (XLS, XLSX, ODS, CSV).
2. Click Convert to PDF. The LibreOffice engine renders each sheet with its layout.
3. Download the resulting PDF. Source and PDF are deleted after 1 hour.

Spreadsheets faithfully rendered

Our conversion engine is built on LibreOffice, the reference open-source office suite. It preserves column widths, row heights, borders, conditional formatting, computed formulas, embedded charts and headers/footers. Each sheet in the workbook is converted to one or more pages depending on the original print settings.

Conversion typically takes between 2 and 10 seconds depending on complexity — a 3-sheet workbook converts in under 5 seconds on average.

Accepted Excel formats

Microsoft Excel: XLS (Excel 97-2003), XLSX (Excel 2007+). OpenDocument: ODS (LibreOffice Calc, Google Sheets export). Flat data: CSV. Most files generated by Excel 365 or Google Sheets (XLSX export) are supported with no adjustment.

Free limit: 10 MB per file. Premium plan: 200 MB + batch processing up to 20 files.

Privacy and security

Conversion on servers in France (OVH Gravelines), no US tier in the chain. The source Excel spreadsheet and the resulting PDF are deleted within 1 hour maximum, no result caching. Data is not indexed, not analyzed, not reviewed by anyone — only processed by the automated conversion engine. GDPR DPA available on request.

Frequently asked questions

Will my large workbook go through?

Up to 10 MB on free, 200 MB on Premium. For very wide workbooks (hundreds of columns), consider setting landscape orientation and the print area in Excel before export — the rendering will be far more readable.

Are formulas computed or exported as text?

Formulas are recomputed by LibreOffice on open, then their result is rendered in the PDF (just like printing). Circular references or unsupported proprietary Excel functions may display #N/A.

Are charts preserved?

Yes. Native Excel charts (bars, lines, pie…) are rendered as vectors in the PDF, with no loss of sharpness when printed or zoomed.

How do I force landscape orientation?

Set landscape orientation in Excel page layout before export — the setting is honored on conversion. A direct option in this tool will arrive in a future version.