Convert Excel spreadsheets to Markdown tables

Spreadsheets rarely paste cleanly into documentation. Scan Hero converts workbooks with parameters, merged headers, and dense grids into readable Markdown tables — perfect for wikis, static-site docs, and feeding clean context to LLMs and RAG pipelines.

Choose Markdown output, or JSON when you need machine-readable grids. Each sheet becomes its own set of GitHub-flavoured tables.

Input: XLSX, XLS, ODS, CSV, PNG, JPG (screenshot)Output: Markdown (.md) or JSON

Example: Excel → Markdown tables

Workbooks with parameters, merged headers, and grids become clean Markdown—ready for docs, wikis, and RAG.

Sample Excel spreadsheet with sample size sensitivity analysis
Sample Excel spreadsheet with sample size sensitivity analysis

Parameters (from sheet)

ParameterValue
TitleMM4XL© — Sample Size: Sensitivity analysis
Population size (N)200'000'000
Confidence level99.00%
Error level0.50%
Hypothesis of the study0.5
Sample size (n)66'327

Sensitivity analysis — sample size (n)

Confidence0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
94.00%35'3688'8433'9302'2111'415983722
95.00%38'4079'6034'2682'4011'5371'067784
96.00%42'17010'5444'6862'6361'6871'172861
97.00%47'08211'7735'2322'9431'8841'308961
98.00%54'10413'5296'0133'3822'1651'5031'104
99.00%66'32716'5867'3724'1472'6541'8431'354

Sample output

# MM4XL© — Sample Size: Sensitivity analysis

## Parameters

| Parameter | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Population size (N) | 200'000'000 |
| Confidence level | 99.00% |
| Error level | 0.50% |
| Hypothesis of the study | 0.5 |
| **Sample size (n)** | **66'327** |

## Sensitivity analysis

**Error level:**

| Confidence level | 0.50% | 1.00% | 1.50% | 2.00% | 2.50% | 3.00% | 3.50% |
|------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 94.00% | 35'368 | 8'843 | 3'930 | 2'211 | 1'415 | 983 | 722 |
| 95.00% | 38'407 | 9'603 | 4'268 | 2'401 | 1'537 | 1'067 | 784 |
| 96.00% | 42'170 | 10'544 | 4'686 | 2'636 | 1'687 | 1'172 | 861 |
| 97.00% | 47'082 | 11'773 | 5'232 | 2'943 | 1'884 | 1'308 | 961 |
| 98.00% | 54'104 | 13'529 | 6'013 | 3'382 | 2'165 | 1'503 | 1'104 |
| 99.00% | 66'327 | 16'586 | 7'372 | 4'147 | 2'654 | 1'843 | 1'354 |
Tip: Merged cells and multi-row headers are flattened into readable Markdown tables. Choose .md output; use JSON if you need machine-readable grids.

How it works

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  2. 2

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  3. 3

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Frequently asked questions

What happens to merged cells and multi-row headers?

They are flattened into clean, single-row Markdown table headers so the result renders correctly in any Markdown viewer.

Is this good for RAG and LLM context?

Yes. Markdown tables are compact and unambiguous, which makes them an excellent format for retrieval-augmented generation and agent context.

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