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CSV to PDF Converter

Set a spreadsheet export as a printed table. Free, and runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded, stored or sent to a server.

About CSV to PDF

A spreadsheet export set as a printed table, with a header row, alternating row shading and optional gridlines.

The quoting is handled the way a spreadsheet actually writes it: a comma inside quotes is data, a doubled quote is one quote, and a newline inside quotes does not end the row. Splitting on commas — which is what a quick implementation does — silently corrupts every file that contains an address, a decimal comma or a quoted remark, and the corruption is invisible until somebody reads row 400.

The delimiter is worked out from the first line unless you name it, which covers the European semicolon convention and tab-separated exports without anybody having to think about it.

Where it helps

  • Correct CSV quoting, including embedded commas, quotes and newlines.
  • The delimiter is detected, or named if you prefer: commas, semicolons, tabs or pipes.
  • A header row is set apart, and alternate rows are shaded so a wide table stays readable.
  • Optional gridlines for a table that needs them.
  • The file never leaves your browser, which for a customer export matters.

Limits

  • Column widths are worked out from the content, and a table with more than about ten columns will be cramped whatever the orientation.
  • Very long cell values are truncated rather than wrapped, to keep the rows aligned.
  • One table per file — a workbook of sheets needs Excel to PDF instead.
  • No totals, no formatting, no number alignment: what is in the file is what is printed.
  • Standard PDF fonts are Latin-1 only, so characters outside that repertoire are substituted.

Frequently asked questions

Will a file that uses semicolons work?

Yes — the delimiter is detected from the first line, and semicolons, tabs and pipes are all recognised. Name it explicitly if the first line is unusual.

Why is my table squeezed?

Too many columns for the page. Landscape helps, a larger sheet helps more, and past about a dozen columns the honest answer is that it does not belong on paper.

What happens to a comma inside a quoted field?

It stays part of the value, which is what the quoting is for. Addresses, decimal commas and quoted remarks all survive.

Can I convert a multi-sheet workbook?

Not from CSV — a CSV is one sheet by definition. Excel to PDF takes a workbook and gives each sheet its own pages.

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