Convert your PDF reports to Excel, columns and all.
Wrapped text, page headers on every page, totals in the middle of the data. Drop in the PDF, say what the spreadsheet should look like, and get a clean workbook from every new copy of that report in seconds.
- Preview it on your own files before you pay
- No account needed
- The tool runs offline on your PC
From the report your system prints to the workbook you want
Example: a 9-page purchase history PDF turned into a workbook with "one row per PO, page subtotals removed, backorders on their own tab, totals by vendor." The data is made up.
Why PDF reports never paste into Excel cleanly
Headers on every page
The report title, column names and page numbers repeat every page. Your tool skips them and keeps only the data.
Text that wraps to a second line
Long descriptions and notes spill onto the next line. Your tool joins them back into the right row.
Subtotals mixed into the data
Page and group totals sit between the rows. Your tool drops them, then adds the totals you actually want.
The same mess every week
Once your tool reads the layout, next week's PDF comes out the same way, however many pages it runs.
Works with PDF reports where you can select the text, which is most reports printed from business software. Scanned paper and photos don't work, because there's no text to read. Excel and CSV exports work too.
Four steps. No formulas, no macros, no IT ticket.
Drop your reports
The exports you already get: PDF, Excel or CSV.
Say what you need
Plain words are fine. Describe the tabs, totals and highlights you want.
See it on your files before you buy
Check the totals and the first rows of every tab. Ask for changes until it's right.
Keep the tool for $49
Next time, drop in the new reports and get the workbook in seconds, on any PC, even offline.
Questions
How is this different from a PDF converter?
A converter copies the page as it looks, headers, page numbers and broken rows included, and you still clean it up every time. Wheelbarrow builds a tool for your report's layout that produces the finished workbook you described, with your tabs, totals and highlights.
My PDF is 200 pages. Will that work?
Yes. To design your tool, a few pages are plenty. The tool you buy reads every page of a report with the same layout; we tested it at 5,000 pages in one run.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes. You see a preview built from your own PDF, with the totals and first rows of every tab, and you can ask for changes before you buy.
Where do my files go?
Your files are opened in your own browser; the files themselves aren't uploaded. To design and preview your tool, the text of the report tables is sent to our proprietary programming aggregator, used once and not stored. The tool you buy runs entirely on your computer, even with no internet.
Try it with one of your own reports.
See the workbook built from your files before you pay. $49 once if you keep the tool.
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