How to convert Excel to a Markdown table

Easy Data Transform can quickly convert Excel .xlsx or .xls files into Markdown format:

• Install Easy Data Transform on your PC or Mac, if you haven’t done so already. It will only take a minute. There is a fully functional free trial and you don’t have to give us your email or sign up to anything.
• Start Easy Data Transform. Make sure the Auto Run button is pressed in.

• Drag your Excel .xlsx or .xls file you wish to convert onto Easy Data Transform. A pink input item will be added.
• Ensuring the pink input item is selected, click the To File button in the Left pane (scroll to the bottom of the Left pane).

• A window will appear. Set the new file name and location. Select Markdown file as the file type.

• A green output item is added and selected.

• The Markdown file is created immediately, no need to ‘run’ anything.
• In the Right pane you can set the Markdown file Encoding.

Example Excel input:

Example Markdown output:

| CustomerID | CompanyName                          | ContactName             |
|------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| ALFKI      | Alfreds Futterkiste                  | Maria Anders            |
| ANATR      | Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados   | Ana Trujillo            |
| ANTON      | Antonio Moreno Taquería              | Antonio Moreno          |

Markdown is typically converted automatically to HTML, but you can also use Markdown when you need a plain text version of your data, for example to put in a code comment. Note that not all Markdown implementations support tables.

If you have a large number of files to convert you can do it using the batch processing feature.

As well as changing file format, Easy Data Transform also allows you to combine 65 transforms (such as join, filter and dedupe) to quickly and easily create complex data transformations.