HTML table extractor
Simon Willison released an HTML table extractor tool that lets users paste rich text with embedded HTML tables and convert them into HTML, Markdown, CSV, TSV, or JSON format. The tool is part of his growing collection of paste-conversion utilities. He also recently rebuilt his Rich text to markdown tool with improved table support.
Background
Simon Willison is a well-known web developer, open-source contributor, and creator of Datasette, an open-source tool for exploring and publishing data. He frequently builds small, free, browser-based utilities for developers and data journalists.
- The "HTML table extractor" is a free online tool that lets users paste content containing tables (e.g., copied from a web page) and convert it into clean formats: HTML, Markdown, CSV, TSV (tab-separated), or JSON.
- Many websites display data as formatted tables, but copying them often loses structure or requires manual reformatting. This tool automates that conversion.
- It belongs to Willison's broader collection of "paste-conversion" tools—utilities designed to take messy clipboard content and turn it into developer-friendly formats.