How to convert unparseable PDF bank statements into accounting software
Standard PDF to XML converters fail on certain types of bank statements, forcing people to enter transactions manually. While dedicated extraction tools like Parseur can handle them, they are often too expensive for casual users.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using online PDF to XML converters
- 2Trying specialized parsing tools like parseur.com
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I know people use online PDF to XML converters and import transactions into tally But no converter converts these types of statements.”source ↗
Heavy-Sheepherder-43 · r/Accounting · 2 upvotes
“Last time I tried using parseur.com and got decent result. Though too pricey for me. Might be worth it in your case.”source ↗
duckingman · r/Accounting
Where this came up
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