Table Parser: Download & Extract Tables from Any Website

📅 January 2026 ⏱️ 5 min read

Need a table parser to download tables from websites? Table to Excel is a powerful table parsing extension that extracts, parses, and downloads table data from any webpage — directly to Excel or CSV.

What is Table Parsing?

Table parsing is the process of extracting structured data from HTML tables on websites. A good table parser:

  • Identifies table structures on a page
  • Extracts cell data while maintaining row/column relationships
  • Handles complex formatting like merged cells
  • Outputs data in usable formats (Excel, CSV)

How Table to Excel Parses Tables

🔍 Intelligent Detection

Our table parser detects multiple table types:

  • Standard HTML: <table>, <tr>, <td> elements
  • CSS Grid Layouts: Divs with display: grid
  • Flexbox Tables: Flex-based table designs
  • ARIA Tables: Elements with role="grid" or role="table"
  • Styled Lists: <ul>/<ol> displayed as grids

📐 Structure Preservation

When parsing tables, we preserve:

  • Merged Cells: Colspan and rowspan are maintained
  • Cell Hierarchy: Headers vs data cells
  • Rich Content: Links, checkboxes, dropdowns
  • Nested Tables: Tables within tables

Download Tables in 3 Steps

  1. Install Table to Excel — Free from Chrome Web Store
  2. Hover over any table — Parser detects it automatically
  3. Click to download — Get Excel (.xlsx) or CSV file
💡 Tip: Enable auto-scan in settings to parse dynamically loaded tables from React, Vue, and Angular apps.

Table Parser Features

Feature Table to Excel
HTML Table Parsing ✅ Full support
CSS Grid Parsing ✅ Automatic detection
Merged Cell Handling ✅ Preserved in Excel
Batch Download ✅ Multiple tables at once
Clipboard Support ✅ Copy parsed data
Output Formats ✅ Excel, CSV, TSV

Common Table Parsing Challenges (Solved)

❌ Problem: Tables that aren't <table> elements

✅ Solution: Our parser detects CSS Grid and Flexbox layouts that look like tables but use modern HTML/CSS.

❌ Problem: Dynamic tables loaded with JavaScript

✅ Solution: We parse the rendered DOM, so React, Vue, and Angular tables work perfectly.

❌ Problem: Merged cells break when copied

✅ Solution: Colspan and rowspan are converted to actual Excel merged cells.

Who Uses Table Parsers?

  • Data Scientists: Parse tables for machine learning datasets
  • Business Analysts: Download competitor data tables
  • Researchers: Extract tables from academic papers online
  • Developers: Parse web data for testing and development
  • Journalists: Download public data tables for stories
⬇️ Download Table Parser — Free