Convert Image to CSV
Photograph or screenshot a table and get it back as a CSV file: the AI reads every cell, keeps the columns in place, and handles handwriting and phone photos.
This image to CSV converter turns a picture of a table into data you can import anywhere. Upload a JPG, PNG, or iPhone photo of a price list, a register, a timetable, or a screenshot of a report, and the AI rebuilds it as rows and columns. Download it as a CSV file and open it in Excel, Google Sheets, a database, or any tool that imports comma-separated data.
Classic OCR reads the characters and loses the layout, so a photographed table comes back as one long jumble of text. ScanPilot reads the picture the way you do: it finds the table, works out which values belong in which column, and keeps each row together, even when the photo is at an angle or the table is handwritten. The first page converts free with no signup.
How to convert an image to CSV
- Upload the image
Drop a JPG, PNG, WebP, or HEIC photo or screenshot into the box above. iPhone photos are converted in your browser before upload.
- The AI rebuilds the table
It detects the table, reads every cell, and lines the values up in the right columns.
- Check the preview
The table appears in seconds, so you can see the columns before downloading.
- Download the CSV
Click CSV to save the file, or take the same data as Excel or JSON.
Tables in pictures, read as tables
Turning an image into CSV is mostly a layout problem. The characters are the easy part; the hard part is knowing that a number belongs to the third column of the fifth row. The AI handles the cases that break ordinary image to text tools:
- Phone photos taken at an angle, with shadows or curved pages
- Handwritten tables such as registers, stock lists, and score sheets
- Empty cells, kept empty instead of shifting the next value left
- Multi-line cells, kept in one row instead of split in two
- Screenshots of web pages, apps, and reports you cannot export
An image to CSV file that opens cleanly
The file is UTF-8 encoded with a byte-order mark, so Excel and Google Sheets show accents, currency symbols, and non-Latin scripts correctly instead of garbled characters. Values that contain commas are quoted, so they stay in one column. If you would rather have a formatted workbook, the same extraction downloads as Excel; for screenshots specifically, see screenshot to Excel.
Many images, one CSV
For several photos of one long table, combine them into a single PDF first with the free combine images to PDF tool, then upload that PDF here. On a paid plan every page converts into one file, so the rows from all the photos end up in one CSV.
Encrypted and never used for training
Images are encrypted in transit, processed only to produce your result, and never used to train AI models.
Why convert with ScanPilot?
AI table extraction
The AI reads your document the way you do, so columns land where they belong instead of being guessed from character positions.
Scans included
OCR runs automatically, so scanned pages convert the same way digital PDFs do.
Try before you decide
The first page converts free with no signup, so you judge the quality on your own document, not a marketing sample.
Private and encrypted
Files are encrypted in transit, processed only for your conversion, deleted afterwards, and never used for training.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert an image to CSV?
Upload the image above, wait for the table preview, and click CSV. The first page converts free with no signup.
Which image formats work?
JPG, PNG, WebP, and iPhone HEIC photos. HEIC is converted in your browser before upload. Scanned PDFs work too.
Can it read handwritten tables?
Yes. The AI reads handwriting far more reliably than classic OCR, so handwritten registers, lists, and forms convert to CSV rows.
Will the CSV open correctly in Excel?
Yes. The file is UTF-8 with a byte-order mark, which Excel uses to display special characters correctly, and values containing commas are quoted.
What if my image has text but no table?
You still get the text, laid out as it appears. For plain text from a picture, the photo to text converter is the better fit: see image to text.
Is it free?
The first page converts free with no signup. Converting many images or long documents needs a ScanPilot plan.