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Table to LaTeX Converter
Convert descriptions or images of tables into LaTeX code easily
Input
Table Information
Click to select or drag and drop
Supports PNG, JPG, and JPEG
Output
LaTeX Code
Ready to use in your LaTeX documents
Paste or enter table data, click convert, and your LaTeX table will appear here.
How to convert a table to LaTeX
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Upload a table image, or describe the table
Screenshot the table where it lives: a published paper, a PDF, a spreadsheet, even a photo of a printout. No image handy? Describe the table in plain words instead, headers and rows, and the converter builds it from the description.
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Convert
The AI reads the table structure, not just the characters: column headers, merged cells, numeric columns, alignment. It then writes the corresponding
tabularcode rather than guessing at whitespace. - 3
Preview, copy, paste
Check the rendered preview against your source, then copy the code into your document. The output is a self-contained
tableenvironment, so it drops straight into any LaTeX project.
What it handles
The common case is a table trapped in a PDF: results from a paper you are citing, a colleague's Word export, a textbook scan. Retyping a 6×10 table by hand takes twenty minutes and reliably introduces one wrong digit; a screenshot takes seconds. Merged header cells come out as \multicolumn, and row-spanning labels use \multirow. If you want to understand the code it produces, our guide to merging table cells in LaTeX walks through both commands.
Image or description: two ways in
The image route is for tables that already exist somewhere. The description route is for tables that exist only in your head: type "3 columns: Method, Accuracy, Runtime; 4 rows of results with the best accuracy bolded" and adjust from there. For a visual, click-to-edit way to build a table from scratch, the LaTeX table generator is the better starting point.
When another converter fits better
Working from a live spreadsheet rather than a picture of one? Excel to LaTeX keeps the actual cell values, so nothing is re-read from pixels. A full page that mixes tables with equations and prose belongs in image to LaTeX, and a whole document goes to PDF to LaTeX. For the fundamentals of table syntax itself, start with tables in LaTeX.
Frequently asked questions
Can it convert a screenshot of a table from a paper or PDF?
Yes, that is the main use case. Screenshot the table, drop the image in, and you get the tabular code back. It works on digitally rendered tables and on decent-quality scans; the cleaner the image, the better the result.
Does it handle merged cells and multi-row headers?
Yes. Header cells that span several columns come out as \multicolumn, and labels that span rows use \multirow with the multirow package. Complex journal-style headers with partial rules are exactly where hand-retyping goes wrong, and where a converter earns its keep.
Why does the generated table not compile in my document?
The usual cause is a missing package: \toprule needs booktabs and \multirow needs multirow, so copy the \usepackage lines noted with the output. If the error is 'undefined control sequence', our guide to that error shows how to read the log and find the missing package in one step.
Is the converter free?
Yes, with a daily limit on this page. For unlimited conversions, bigger tables, and whole documents, the full Underleaf app picks up where the free tool stops.
