Looking for a powerful table capture solution? Table to Excel is the ultimate table extractor for Chrome — capture any table from any website and export it to Excel or CSV instantly.
What is Table Capture?
Table capture refers to the process of extracting tabular data from websites. Whether you need to:
- Save pricing tables from e-commerce sites
- Extract financial data from company reports
- Capture sports statistics and rankings
- Download comparison tables for analysis
- Archive data tables before they change
A good table capture tool makes this process simple and fast.
Why Table to Excel is the Best Table Capture Tool
🔍 Smart Detection
Unlike basic table capture extensions, Table to Excel detects:
- HTML Tables: Traditional
<table>elements - CSS Grid: Modern grid layouts (
display: grid) - Flexbox Tables: Flex-based table designs
- ARIA Grids: Accessible table markup (
role="grid") - List Tables:
<ul>/<ol>styled as grids
📊 Preserved Formatting
When you capture tables with our extension:
- Merged cells (colspan/rowspan) are properly captured
- Hyperlinks remain clickable in Excel
- Rich content (checkboxes, dropdowns) is extracted
- Nested tables are formatted clearly
⚡ One-Click Capture
Just hover over any table and click the export button. No configuration needed — it just works.
Table Capture vs. Manual Copy-Paste
| Feature | Table to Excel | Manual Copy-Paste |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | ⚡ One click | 🐢 Minutes |
| Merged cells | ✅ Preserved | ❌ Often broken |
| CSS Grid tables | ✅ Detected | ❌ Not recognized |
| Multiple tables | ✅ Batch export | ❌ One at a time |
| Formatting | ✅ Clean output | ❌ Extra cleanup needed |
How to Capture Tables with Table to Excel
- Install the Extension: Add Table to Excel from the Chrome Web Store
- Visit Any Website: Navigate to a page with tables
- Hover Over a Table: Export buttons appear automatically
- Click to Capture: Download as Excel (.xlsx) or CSV
- Or Copy to Clipboard: Paste directly into any spreadsheet
Ctrl+Shift+E to export selected tables, Ctrl+Shift+X to copy to
clipboard.
Advanced Table Capture Features
Batch Capture
Need to capture multiple tables from a page? Enable selection mode and check all the tables you want, then export them all at once — each becomes a separate worksheet.
Table Preview
Preview any table before capturing. See row/column counts and verify the data looks correct.
Auto-Detection
Enable auto-scan to detect new tables on dynamic pages (React, Vue, Angular apps).
Who Uses Table Capture?
- Data Analysts: Capture data for statistical analysis
- Researchers: Extract tables from academic papers and reports
- Financial Analysts: Capture market data and financial reports
- Product Managers: Track competitor pricing and features
- Developers: Extract test data from web applications
- Students: Save data tables for projects and assignments