Excel to LaTeX Converter

Excel to LaTeX Table Converter Guide

This Excel to LaTeX converter turns your spreadsheets into clean LaTeX table code using booktabs. It is ideal for academic papers, theses, research reports, and technical documentation that need publication‑quality tables.

Why convert Excel tables to LaTeX?

• Professional typesetting: Produce LaTeX tables that look consistent with the rest of your document.
• Faster workflow: Stop re‑typing tables by hand. Convert directly from Excel into LaTeX.
• Booktabs support: Use \toprule, \midrule, and \bottomrule for modern, publication‑ready tables.
• Accurate escaping: Special characters like &, %, and _ are automatically escaped so your LaTeX compiles without errors.

Key features

• Excel support: Upload .xlsx and .xls files from Excel, Google Sheets, or LibreOffice.
• Header detection: Use the first row as table headers or treat all rows as data.
• Automatic column layout: Column count is detected and a matching LaTeX column spec is generated.
• Booktabs table template: Tables are wrapped in a full LaTeX table environment with caption and label.
• Instant preview: LaTeX code is generated automatically once the Excel file is loaded.
• Copy & download: Copy the LaTeX snippet or download it as a .tex file.
• Local processing: All Excel‑to‑LaTeX conversion runs in your browser.

How to convert Excel to LaTeX

1. Upload your Excel file: Click the upload area or drag and drop your .xlsx or .xls file.
2. Set header options: Enable First row is header if your first row contains column names for the LaTeX header row.
3. Wait for conversion: The tool parses your spreadsheet and generates LaTeX table code using booktabs.
4. Review the LaTeX output: Check that columns, alignment, and escaped characters look correct.
5. Copy or download: Click Copy to place the code on your clipboard or Download to save a .tex file.
6. Paste into your LaTeX document: Insert the generated table environment into your .tex file and re‑compile.

Examples

Example – Simple Excel table to LaTeX with booktabs

Input Excel sheet:

• Row 1: Product | Price | Quantity
• Row 2: Apple | 1.20 | 10
• Row 3: Banana | 0.80 | 5

Generated LaTeX output (simplified):

egin{table}[h]
centering
egin{tabular}{@{}lll@{}}
	oprule
Product & Price & Quantity \
midrule
Apple  & 1.20 & 10 \
Banana & 0.80 & 5 \
ottomrule
end{tabular}
caption{Excel Data Table}
label{tab:excel-data}
end{table}

Typical use cases

• Academic papers: Convert experimental or statistical results from Excel into LaTeX tables for journals.
• Theses and dissertations: Quickly generate consistent tables for large documents.
• Technical reports: Turn business or engineering data into LaTeX tables without manual formatting.
• Teaching materials: Build LaTeX handouts and slides directly from spreadsheet data.

FAQ – Excel to LaTeX

Is this Excel to LaTeX converter free?

Yes. You can use this Excel to LaTeX table converter for free with no login or registration.

Does the tool upload my Excel file?

No. All Excel to LaTeX conversions happen entirely in your browser, so your spreadsheets remain private.

Do I need booktabs in my LaTeX document?

Yes, the generated code uses booktabs commands. Add \usepackage{booktabs} to your LaTeX preamble if it is not already there.

How are special characters handled?

Characters such as &, %, $, #, and _ are escaped so that your LaTeX document compiles without errors.

Can I edit the LaTeX code after conversion?

Absolutely. The output is standard LaTeX, so you can adjust alignment, captions, labels, or add \multicolumn and \multirow commands as needed.