What it does
This tool extracts PDF tables with merged or spanning cells and rebuilds them as structured tables.
- Merged-cell tables
Table Extractor with Merged-Cell Recovery
Extract tables from PDF text and rebuild structure — export as CSV
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Extract complex tables — including merged and spanning cells — from a PDF by opening it; the tool detects the table structure, preserves merged cells and rebuilds the grid, then exports it as CSV, JSON, Markdown or HTML (HTML keeps merged cells as colspan and rowspan). Review the result in your browser, with the file never uploaded.
- Handles merged and spanning cells
- Rebuilds accurate rows and columns
- Exports CSV, JSON, Markdown or HTML
- 100% client-side
What is
Table Extractor (Merged Cells)
A specialised table extractor that reconstructs PDF tables containing merged or spanning cells into a structured table.
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Related terms
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes.
The extractor detects cells that span multiple rows or columns and preserves that structure in the output.
CSV, JSON, Markdown or HTML.
Download the rebuilt table as CSV, JSON (an array of objects), a Markdown table or HTML. Only the HTML export keeps merged cells as colspan and rowspan; the CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets.
No.
Detection and export run locally with pdf.js in your browser.
Detailed Explanation
How it works
Text and ruling lines are read with pdf.js, cell spans are inferred from geometry, and the grid is exported as CSV, JSON, Markdown or HTML.
- Geometry-based cell spans
Use cases
Recover financial statements, timetables and reports whose tables use header spans and merged cells.
- Complex financial tables
Limitations
Highly irregular or borderless tables can still be ambiguous; a quick review of the output is recommended.
- Irregular tables vary
Privacy
Extraction runs in the browser; the document is not uploaded.
- 100% local