PDF Field Extractor

Pull structured data out of any digital PDF — form fields, labelled values, tables, and entities like emails, dates and totals — then export to JSON, CSV or Excel. Draw a box over any value to capture it, save a reusable template, and batch-process similar PDFs. It uses the PDF's real text layer, so there is no OCR and no AI. Your file is processed entirely in your browser and is never uploaded.

Turn a PDF into Structured Data — Deterministically

A digital PDF — one exported from software rather than scanned — carries a real text layer where every character has an exact position on the page. That means you can read data back out precisely, without guessing and without a machine-learning model. This extractor walks that text layer, plus the PDF's built-in form fields and metadata, and turns it into clean tables and JSON you can actually use. No OCR, no AI, no cloud.

Five deterministic data sources

Form fields — if the PDF is a fillable form, its named AcroForm fields are read directly, so the field name is the key. This is the most reliable extraction of all.
Metadata — title, author, dates and XMP properties from the document's information dictionary.
Key–values — labelled pairs such as Invoice No: INV-42 or Due Date 19 Jun 2026 are detected automatically across every page.
Tables — rows and columns are reconstructed from the exact coordinates of each word, then offered as CSV, Excel or JSON.
Entities — a pattern library finds emails, phone numbers, URLs, dates, currency amounts, percentages, IBANs, GSTINs, PANs and card numbers (Luhn-checked).

Draw zones & save templates

For fixed-layout documents like invoices, statements or certificates, switch to the Zones tab, drag a rectangle over any value, and name it. The tool captures the text inside that region in page-relative coordinates, so it keeps working even if the page is scaled. Save your zones as a template — a small JSON recipe stored in your browser — and apply it to any similar PDF, or to every PDF you have loaded at once for true batch extraction. Templates can be exported and imported as files so you can reuse or share them.

Export anywhere

Every tab exports independently, or use Export everything to get one JSON document containing the metadata, form fields, key–values, entities, tables and zones together. Tables and batch results download as CSV or native .xlsx Excel files.

Digital vs scanned PDFs

Because extraction is based on the real text layer, it is fast and exact on digital PDFs. A scanned PDF is just images of pages with no text to read — the tool detects this and tells you, rather than guessing. Those files need OCR, which is a separate, error-prone process this tool intentionally avoids to keep results trustworthy.

Private by design

Everything happens locally using pdf.js, the same engine that powers Firefox's PDF viewer. Your document, its data and any templates never leave your device, so the tool is safe for contracts, invoices, bank statements and other confidential files.

Frequently Asked Questions

Drop a digital PDF onto the tool. It reads the built-in text layer and form fields directly — no OCR is needed because the characters are already real text, not images. You immediately get form fields, key–values, tables and entities you can export.

No. Every result comes from deterministic parsing of the PDF's text positions, form fields and metadata. The same input always produces the same output, which is what you want for financial and legal documents.

A zone is a rectangle you draw over a value on the page; the tool captures the text inside it. Save one or more zones as a template — a reusable recipe — and apply it to other PDFs with the same layout, or to all loaded PDFs at once for batch extraction. Templates are stored only in your browser.

Yes. Add multiple PDFs, then apply a template with "Apply to all PDFs" to get one CSV row per file. You can also switch between files to inspect each one individually.

The PDF is almost certainly a scan — images of pages with no text layer. There is nothing to extract deterministically in that case. You would need an OCR tool first, which this extractor deliberately does not include so results stay exact.

No. The file is opened and parsed entirely in your browser with pdf.js. The document, extracted data and templates never leave your device, so it is safe for confidential files.

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