PDF tools · Office conversion
Excel to PDF, with your spreadsheets kept in the EU
Turn .xlsx workbooks or OpenDocument .ods sheets into a PDF that is ready to send or file. LibreOffice does the conversion on our own European server, with no external APIs involved.
Spreadsheets are often the most sensitive files an organisation holds: payroll, customer lists, patient tables, census extracts or budgets full of names and ID numbers. When one has to go to an outside party or into a case file, PDF is the usual choice because it freezes the content and opens anywhere without needing Excel.
The risk sits in the conversion step. Uploading a staff list to a random converter means handing personal data to a provider you may know nothing about. In Anonimatum, LibreOffice runs the conversion on our own EU server, with no external APIs, and the file is not kept: it is processed, returned and the temporary folder is removed.
That lets you finish the whole job in one place. Convert the workbook or .ods sheet to PDF and, if it is leaving your organisation, anonymize or pseudonymize it straight after. All on a Politeia Soft platform certified under Spain's ENS (Esquema Nacional de Seguridad) at MEDIUM level and designed for the GDPR.
How to convert a spreadsheet to PDF
- 1
Open "Excel to PDF"
Sign in at app.anonimatum.com and go to the PDF Tools menu.
- 2
Upload the sheet
Pick your .xlsx or .ods file; LibreOffice converts it on our EU server.
- 3
Download the PDF
The PDF comes back straight away and the conversion's temporary folder is deleted when it finishes.
Security
Your PDFs never leave our servers in the EU
The same safeguards as the anonymizer, also for merging, converting or compressing.
Our own servers in the EU
Every tool runs on Anonimatum servers in France and Poland (OVHcloud). No third-party services or APIs: LibreOffice and OCR run on our own server.
We don’t keep the document
The PDF is processed in memory and returned straight away. Conversions use a temporary folder that is deleted when they finish.
History under your control
Group activity (operation and file name) is deleted according to the retention your administrator sets, from 1 to 365 days. The audit log only keeps the SHA-256 fingerprint.
Access with your account
You sign in with your Anonimatum account, with two-step verification, and each use is deducted from your plan’s PDF tools quota.
ENS Medium category
Politeia Soft is certified under Spain’s National Security Framework (ENS), Medium category, and the platform is designed for the GDPR.
Next to the anonymizer
Merge, reorder or convert, then anonymize or pseudonymize the result on the same platform before sharing it.
What you get
- Works with Excel (.xlsx) and OpenDocument (.ods)
- Converted by LibreOffice on our own server, with no third-party services
- Processed in the EU (OVHcloud, France and Poland) and never stored
- The resulting PDF can be anonymized or pseudonymized on the same platform
Who uses it
HR teams
Export rotas, headcount lists or salary summaries to PDF before sharing them.
Public administration
Attach beneficiary lists or register extracts held in spreadsheets to official case files.
Law firms and advisors
Send settlement tables and calculations to clients or courts in a stable format.
Healthcare and research
Convert tables containing patient data and anonymize them before results are circulated.
Why convert your spreadsheets with Anonimatum
The conversion itself is simple; the data inside deserves the same care as the rest of your documents.
No third parties
LibreOffice runs on our server, so your sheet never travels to an external API.
Nothing left behind
Processed on the spot, with the temporary folder deleted once the conversion ends.
Controlled traceability
Group history logs the operation, and the admin sets its retention from 1 to 365 days.
Convert and anonymize together
From .xlsx to an anonymized PDF without downloading and re-uploading across services.
Typical use cases
Shortlist of applicants
A city council converts the applicants sheet to PDF and pseudonymizes ID numbers before publishing it.
Quarterly report
Finance turns the results workbook into a PDF for the board so nobody edits it by accident.
Exhibit for a claim
A law firm converts a damages calculation table to attach it to a court filing.
LibreOffice .ods files
Teams that work in OpenDocument get the same PDF without installing Excel.
Excel to PDF: frequently asked questions
Which spreadsheet formats are supported?
Excel files in .xlsx format and OpenDocument spreadsheets in .ods format. The output is always a PDF.
Where is my spreadsheet converted?
On Anonimatum's own servers in the EU (OVHcloud, France and Poland), using LibreOffice installed on our server. It is not sent to third-party services or external APIs.
Do you keep a copy of the spreadsheet or the PDF?
No. The file is processed and returned immediately, and the conversion's temporary folder is deleted when it finishes. The group history records only the operation and the file name, and the audit log keeps just the SHA-256 fingerprint.
Do I need an account? Does it count towards my plan?
Yes. The tool lives inside the Anonimatum App, requires an account (two-step verification available) and each conversion uses your plan's PDF tools allowance.
Can I anonymize the PDF afterwards?
Yes. Once converted, you can run the PDF through the anonymizer to hide or pseudonymize personal data without switching platforms.
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