When you copy a range of cells from Excel or Google Sheets, the clipboard data is tab-separated (TSV). The TSV → Markdown converter turns that data directly into a formatted table without any intermediate steps.
TSV vs CSV: What Is the Difference?
TSV (Tab-Separated Values) uses a tab character as the delimiter instead of a comma. It is the native clipboard format for most spreadsheet applications — when you copy cells from Excel or Google Sheets and paste into a text editor, you get TSV.
CSV uses commas and is more common for file interchange, while TSV is more common for clipboard operations.
Converting from Excel or Google Sheets
Select and copy your cells in Excel or Google Sheets. Open the TSV → Markdown converter and paste into the input box. The tool detects tab delimiters automatically and generates the table.
Alternatively, upload a .tsv file directly if you have one saved on disk.
Handling Multi-Line Cells
Cells that contain newlines are not supported by standard Markdown tables. The tool flattens multi-line content into a single line, replacing newlines with a space.
If exact formatting of multi-line cells is important, consider using an HTML table instead, which supports block-level content in cells.