PDF Table Pull

Pull tables out of PDFs into Excel, CSV, or JSON.

About $1 per 333 pages with a table.

A real run of pdf-table-pull: a sample PDF goes in, and an Excel file comes out with real numbers. The value (40) became -40, and a table that ran across two pages was joined.

Copying tables out of a PDF by hand is slow, and pasting them into Excel often wrecks the columns. This tool finds the tables and saves clean rows.

What it does

Finds tables in a PDF, including tables that run across pages (paid and Apify).
Saves Excel, CSV, or JSON (the free lite version saves CSV only).
Reads scanned pages with OCR in the paid and Apify versions.
The free lite tool also works as an MCP server for AI apps.

Before and after

Table in a PDF

Region  Q1     Q2
North   1200   1350
South    980   (40)

CSV out

Region,Q1,Q2
North,1200,1350
South,980,-40

From the quarterly-report sample in pdf-table-pull/samples.

Get it

Pay per use · Apify · $0.003 per page with a table

Pages with no tables are free. Scanned pages read with OCR are $0.01 each.

Try it on Apify

For your computer · Gumroad · $12

Excel, CSV and JSON output, scanned PDFs, and tables that run across pages.

Buy on Gumroad

Free lite · GitHub & PyPI · Free

Text PDFs to CSV. CLI and MCP server. No Excel, no OCR, no joining tables across pages.

Free download PyPI Gumroad

FAQ

What does this tool do?

Pull tables out of PDFs into Excel, CSV, or JSON. Copying tables out of a PDF by hand is slow, and pasting them into Excel often wrecks the columns. This tool finds the tables and saves clean rows.

What does it cost?

Pay per use on Apify costs $0.003 per page with a table. Pages with no tables are free. Scanned pages read with OCR are $0.01 each. For your computer on Gumroad costs $12. Excel, CSV and JSON output, scanned PDFs, and tables that run across pages. Free lite on GitHub & PyPI costs Free. Text PDFs to CSV. CLI and MCP server. No Excel, no OCR, no joining tables across pages.

Will you see my files?

The download tools run on your computer, so those files stay with you. The Apify tools run in your own Apify account. This website does not take uploads.

Does the free tool work with AI apps?

Yes. The free lite version includes a small MCP server. You can use it from Cursor, Claude Desktop, and other apps that support MCP. No API key is needed.