More free conversions, where you upload. The Fylane extension does the same work inside any upload form, on its own free share every day.Add to Chrome
How to table from scan
- Drop the picture of the table.
- Pick the language.
- Press Read and download the CSV.
What happens to your file
The words are read with OCR together with where they sit on the page; rows and columns are reconstructed from those positions, so a ruled table, a table with thin lines and an unruled list all come out as cells.
A picture that reads as nothing is read again with its rules erased, then as one uniform block, before the page gives up — and the result says which pass worked.
Numbers come out as text exactly as printed; a spreadsheet converts them on open.
Questions
Can I get an Excel file instead of CSV?
CSV opens in Excel, Numbers and Google Sheets directly. A native .xlsx is coming.
How well does it read handwriting?
Printed tables read well; handwriting is hit and miss and is best checked cell by cell.
Do it once, not on every form
A form that wants a square JPEG under 240 KB says so on the page. The Fylane extension reads that, fits your photo to it, and puts it in the field — without you working out what 240 KB looks like.
And it keeps the result. The next application that asks for a résumé, a cover letter and a photo fills all three from one tap, each one refitted to what that site accepts.
Your files stay in the browser, encrypted, on your machine. Nothing is uploaded to keep them and nothing is sent anywhere to fill a form.
Related tools
Do this in code
curl -X POST https://api.fylane.dev/v1/jobs \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FYLANE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"file_id": "<file id>",
"operation": "ocr.table",
"options": {
"language": "eng"
}
}'The same operation, ocr.table — A photographed or scanned table back as data: the grid as JSON and CSV, per-cell confidence. Upload first with the quickstart; every option is on the operations page. 500 free credits a month, then $5 per thousand.