Frequently asked questions
Does this work with scanned PDFs?
Not yet. Scanned PDFs are photographs of paper with no text inside — they need OCR, which is on our roadmap. This tool works with digital PDFs: if you can select text in a PDF viewer, it will extract.
Is it safe for bank statements?
Safer than any upload-based converter, because there is no upload. Extraction runs in your browser's memory and nothing is sent to us — we couldn't see your statement if we wanted to.
The columns came out slightly wrong — why?
PDFs don't actually contain tables, just positioned text, so reconstruction is an educated guess. Complex layouts (merged cells, multi-line rows) may need a quick tidy-up — the CSV cleaner helps.
What's the difference between the Excel and CSV downloads?
Excel (.xlsx) keeps each PDF page on its own sheet. CSV joins all pages into one flat file — better for importing into other software.