I figured converting PDFs into spreadsheets would be a pretty straightforward problem to solve by now. Turns out, finding a tool that can handle different document layouts without a bunch of setup or manual configuration was surprisingly difficult. I also realized that extraction is only part of the problem. You still have to figure out exactly which fields to extract ahead of time, make sure the data ends up in the right columns, and review the original PDFs to double check everything. So I built Scrape AI. You drag and drop your PDFs. Scrape automatically suggests the fields to extract and lets you preview and adjust them before scraping. The results appear in a structured spreadsheet directly in the app. You can also click any extracted value to see exactly where it came from in the original document. I know this isn't a new idea - I've seen tons of similar PDF to Excel projects shared here already. But one thing I hyperfocused on was the actual user experience and making sure the entire process felt like one simple, intuitive workflow. I put together a quick demo showcasing the experience. For those of you that work with PDFs regularly, I'd love some honest feedback. Does this look like something you'd actually use? Anything you'd change?   submitted by   /u/cw1z [link]   [comments]