October 4th, 2024

Show HN: A pretty decent PDF to CSV converter

Mighty Merge provides a free online tool for converting PDF files to CSV format locally, ensuring data privacy. Users can easily initiate conversion, track progress, and download the results.

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Show HN: A pretty decent PDF to CSV converter

Mighty Merge offers a free online tool to convert PDF files to CSV format without uploading files to any servers, ensuring data privacy as all processing occurs locally in the user's browser. The conversion process is straightforward: users can either click on the designated dropzone or drag and drop their PDF file to initiate the conversion. Once the file is added, users can click the "CONVERT" button to start processing. A progress indicator will show the conversion status, and users will receive a notification to download the converted file once the process is complete. Mighty Merge also provides additional tools for CSV importing and merging.

- Mighty Merge allows free PDF to CSV conversion without server uploads.

- The conversion process is initiated by adding a file to the dropzone.

- Users can track conversion progress with a percentage indicator.

- Notifications are provided for downloading the converted file.

- The platform also offers CSV importing and merging tools.

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By @PreInternet01 - 7 months
So, for a test PDF I just created in Microsoft Word (Insert/Table, 3 header columns, 3 data rows, then apply formatting to reflect this), it worked pretty decently indeed.

Not sure about the business model or anything else, but from a technical point of view, this sort-of made me smile.