tabula

Tabula is a powerful command line tool used for extracting data from PDF files. It is designed to work with Tabula’s web app, but also has standalone functionality. This tool enables users to convert PDF tables into structured data, such as CSV or Excel files. It is written in Java and requires the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to be installed. Tabula uses a technique called table detection to identify tables within PDF documents automatically. It has a command line interface that allows users to specify parameters for the extraction process. The extracted data can be saved to a file or outputted directly to the console. Tabula supports various output formats, including CSV, TSV, Excel, and JSON. This tool also offers options for customizing table recognition and column extraction. It is widely used for data scraping, data analysis, and data visualization tasks.