Export HTML Tables to CSV in Chrome — Free and Fast
Need to get data out of a website table and into a spreadsheet? Copying and pasting HTML tables is slow, messy, and often breaks the formatting. There's a better way.
In this guide, you'll learn how to export any HTML table to CSV format directly from Chrome—no coding, no complex tools, just a few clicks.
Install HTML Table Exporter, go to any page with a table, click the extension icon, then click the CSV button. Your file downloads instantly.
Why export to CSV?
CSV (Comma-Separated Values) is the universal format for tabular data. Every spreadsheet application—Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice—opens CSV files without issues. It's also the format of choice for importing data into databases, Python scripts, and data analysis tools.
When you copy-paste a table from a website:
- Formatting often breaks or includes unwanted styles
- Hidden characters cause import errors
- Multi-line cells get split incorrectly
- You waste time cleaning up the data manually
A proper CSV export avoids all these problems by extracting just the data, properly escaped and formatted.
Step-by-step: Export HTML table to CSV
Here's how to export any HTML table to CSV using the free HTML Table Exporter extension:
Install the extension
Go to the Chrome Web Store and click "Add to Chrome". No account required.
Navigate to your table
Go to any page with the data you need. Click on the table first. When you open the extension, that table will be marked and displayed in the popup, so you can click the export options easily without having to search for it.
Click the extension icon
Click HTML Table Exporter in your toolbar. It automatically detects all tables on the page.
Click CSV to export
Find your table in the list and click the green CSV button. Done—file downloads immediately.
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CSV export options
Different systems expect different CSV formats. HTML Table Exporter lets you customize:
CSV Delimiter
The delimiter separates columns. Most systems use comma, but European systems often need semicolon:
- Comma (,) — US/UK systems, Google Sheets, most databases
- Semicolon (;) — European Excel (comma = decimal separator)
- Tab — TSV format, great for pasting into spreadsheets
Save your settings with Profiles
With PRO, create profiles to save your delimiter, encoding, and column settings. One-click exports with your exact configuration every time.
Exporting multiple tables at once
Some pages have dozens of tables. Export them all at once:
- Open the extension on a page with multiple tables
- Select the format for the ZIP file (CSV, XLSX, or JSON)
- Click "Export all tables (ZIP)"
- Get a ZIP file with each table as a separate file
Troubleshooting common issues
Table not detected
- Not a real table — Some sites use divs styled as tables. Extension only works with
<table>elements. - Lazy-loaded — Scroll to load the table, then click "Refresh detection".
- Inside an iframe — Navigate directly to the iframe URL if possible.
Encoding issues
If you see garbled characters, the extension exports UTF-8 by default. In older Excel, import the CSV explicitly selecting UTF-8 encoding.
Ready to export your first table?
Install HTML Table Exporter and start exporting clean CSV data in seconds. Free forever for basic exports.
No account required · Works offline · Unlimited exports