Visual templates
Define fields, tables and columns directly on the PDF instead of writing extraction rules by hand.
Columnly
Turn recurring PDFs into Excel. Your way.
Turn recurring PDF documents into structured Excel and CSV data using reusable visual templates — without guessing what your data means.
Built for PDFs you receive again and again.
Define the structure once, then reuse it for documents that follow the same layout.
Structured extraction
Convert repeating PDF tables into clean structured rows and columns ready for Excel or CSV.
Never silently guess
When Columnly cannot reliably extract a value, it can flag it for review instead of inventing data.
Local & private
Process supported documents locally on your computer without uploading business PDFs for processing.
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From a recurring PDF to structured spreadsheet data.
Questions & answers
Common questions about how Columnly handles PDF extraction.
No. PDF documents vary enormously. Columnly focuses on supported document structures and recurring layouts rather than claiming every PDF can be converted perfectly. That's why we encourage you to use trial to check it works for your invoices.
Columnly is designed to avoid silently inventing uncertain data. Values that cannot be extracted reliably can instead be clearly flagged for review.
Columnly is designed as a local desktop application. Supported PDF extraction takes place on your computer.
Columnly is designed to turn supported PDF data into structured spreadsheet formats including Excel and CSV.
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