Table Capture or TableHarvest?
Table Capture is a long-running Chrome extension for copying and exporting web tables, with a free tier and paid plans. This page sets out what each one does, from their listings, and starts with the cases where Table Capture is the better choice.
TableHarvest is made by Quillfold, which publishes this page.
When Table Capture is the better fit
You want the table in Google Sheets
Table Capture’s free tier lists “Export to Google Sheets”. TableHarvest does not write to Google Sheets; you download a file and open it there.
You export several tables at once
The free tier lists “Batch export tables to the clipboard, Excel & Google Sheets”. TableHarvest exports one table per capture.
The table is in a PDF
Table Capture’s paid tier lists “Export tables from PDF files (locally and from the web)”. TableHarvest reads web pages only.
You want screenshots or Office 365
The paid tier lists “Screenshot tables (save as PNG images)” and “Export tables to Office 365”. TableHarvest does neither.
You want a long track record
The Chrome Web Store shows 200,000 users, and its product site dates the product to 2010. TableHarvest is new and not in the store yet.
When TableHarvest is the better fit
Your table has more than 250 rows and you want a file
Table Capture’s free tier lists “Exports of up to 250 rows”, and “Download tables directly as an Excel spreadsheet or as a CSV file” is in its paid tier. TableHarvest’s free plan downloads every row of the page as XLSX, CSV, TSV, JSON or Markdown.
The table spans a few pages
In Table Capture, “Capture multi-page tables and tables that load as you scroll” is a paid feature. TableHarvest’s free plan follows Next, page numbers, Load more and infinite scroll for up to 3 pages per capture; Pro removes the limit. More: when the next page isn’t captured
You need to know that nothing is missing
TableHarvest compares the rows it captured with the total the page states (“Showing 1 to 10 of 57 entries”) and shows whether they match. We did not find a check like this in Table Capture’s listing. More: why rows go missing
The grid only draws the rows on screen
TableHarvest scrolls such grids and collects every row: 1,000 of 1,000 on the AG Grid demo in our test on 6 October 2026. We did not find this listed for Table Capture. More: why rows go missing
The table has merged cells or a header over several rows
TableHarvest fills merged cells into every row they cover and joins multi-row headers into one, like “2024 / Q1 / Revenue”. We did not find merged-cell handling listed for Table Capture. More: merged cells and “Column 1” headers
You would rather not grant access to all websites
According to chrome-stats.com, Table Capture has requested access to all websites since version 11.0.10 (14 October 2024). TableHarvest reads only the tab you click it on, and asks for one site at a time when a multi-page capture has to load a new page.
Side by side
| Table Capture | TableHarvest | |
|---|---|---|
| Plans | Free tier; paid subscription for Pro features | Free plan; Pro removes the page limit and adds data cleanup |
| Rows per export on the free plan | Up to 250 | No limit |
| Excel / CSV download on the free plan | Paid tier | Yes (XLSX, CSV, TSV, JSON, Markdown) |
| Multi-page and scrolling capture | Paid tier | Free: up to 3 pages per capture; Pro: no limit |
| Export to Google Sheets | Yes (free tier) | No (download a file) |
| Several tables at once | Yes (free tier) | No, one table per capture |
| Tables in PDF files | Paid tier | No |
| Checks rows against the total on the page | Not listed | Yes |
| Every row of grids that draw only visible rows | Not listed | Yes |
| Merged cells and multi-row headers | Not listed | Yes |
| Site access | All websites (since October 2024) | The tab you click; one more site at a time when needed |
| In the Chrome Web Store | Yes, 200,000 users | Not yet |
“Not listed” means we did not find it in the product’s store listing on the date above. It may still work in some cases. We have not run Table Capture through our own test pages.
Using both
They do not conflict. Table Capture covers Google Sheets, PDFs and batch exports; TableHarvest covers long tables as files, page-following on its free plan and checking that nothing is missing.