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Excel to PDF Online Free — PrivaTools

TL;DR: Upload an .xlsx and download a PDF copy with the same formatting — works for multi-sheet workbooks.

Convert Excel to PDF online for free — upload .xlsx spreadsheets and convert all sheets into a formatted PDF with headers, grid lines, and automatic column sizing.

Excel to PDF is part of PrivaTools — a free, open-source alternative to iLovePDF, Smallpdf, and Adobe. Server-side tools process your file in an isolated container and discard it immediately; many tools never upload at all and run entirely in your browser.

How to Excel to PDF with PrivaTools

  1. Upload an .xlsx file — Drop an Excel workbook up to 500 MB.
  2. PrivaTools converts each sheet to a PDF page — Cell values, formulas (as computed), formatting, and column widths are preserved. Each worksheet becomes one or more pages depending on content size.
  3. Download the PDF — Click Convert. The output PDF has one section per worksheet.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my formulas be visible?

No — only computed values appear. The formulas themselves are not included (PDF has no formula concept).

What about charts and images?

Charts render as static images. Embedded images are preserved at their original size.

How does it handle very wide sheets?

Wide sheets paginate across multiple PDF pages, with column headers repeated on each.

Last reviewed 2026-03-08 by the PrivaTools maintainers. Source code on (MIT-licensed, self-hostable).

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