Free, privacy-first PDF to JSON converter. Extract tables from PDF files and export as JSON directly in your browser. No uploads, no servers.
Detects and extracts tabular data from PDF files. For scanned PDFs, browser-based OCR recognizes text from images. Columns and rows are parsed automatically so you get structured JSON output.
Your PDF stays on your device. No data is sent to any server. Everything runs locally in your browser using DuckDB WASM.
Exports as Newline Delimited JSON, where each row is a standalone JSON object. Compatible with jq, data pipelines, and streaming processors.
Filter rows, rename columns, aggregate data, or add calculated fields before exporting. Clean your data on the way to JSON.
No sign-up, no trial, no watermarks. Extract tables from as many PDFs as you need and export to JSON, completely free.
Once loaded, ExploreMyData works without an internet connection. Convert PDF tables to JSON even on a plane.
Drag a .pdf file onto the page. Tables are extracted instantly.
Filter rows, rename columns, or add calculations before export.
Click Export, choose JSON, and download your NDJSON file.
Open exploremydata.com/app, drop your PDF file onto the page, and the table data is extracted automatically. Click Export and choose JSON. The entire process runs in your browser.
ExploreMyData outputs NDJSON (Newline Delimited JSON), where each row is a separate JSON object on its own line. This format is ideal for streaming, log pipelines, and tools like jq.
Yes. ExploreMyData uses browser-based OCR to recognize text in scanned PDFs. OCR works best with clear, high-resolution scans and is limited to the first 10 pages. Text-based PDFs are processed without OCR for faster results.
Yes. If your PDF is password protected, ExploreMyData will prompt you to enter the password. The password is used locally in your browser and is never transmitted anywhere.
Yes. After extracting the table, you can filter rows, rename columns, add calculations, and apply 32+ transformations before exporting to JSON.
No sign-up, no upload, no tracking. Just drop your file and export.
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