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Drop the research PDF — preprint, journal article, or scan
Each table identified, columns and headers separated correctly
One sheet per table, ready for R, Python, SPSS or Stata
Built to handle the table layouts that break generic OCR tools.
Multi-row headers, merged cells, spanning columns — handled correctly, not flattened.
Scientific notation, units, ± error margins, footnote markers kept as-is.
Two-column journal layouts parsed without mixing table content across columns.
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Anyone who needs data out of published PDFs.
Extract data from prior literature for meta-analyses and systematic reviews.
Pull benchmark tables from technical reports into analysis pipelines.
Build evidence tables from dozens of papers without manual transcription.
Extract figures from government and institutional PDF reports.
Table structure preserved for direct import into statistical software.
Including multi-row and grouped headers, mapped to Excel columns.
Extracted as numbers — decimals, scientific notation, percentages.
Units, ± margins, confidence intervals preserved in adjacent cells.
Superscript references and footnote symbols kept linked to values.
Caption and table number captured as sheet metadata.
Pay-as-you-go from €1.99. No subscription — ideal for irregular research needs.
Questions about research extraction? Email info@myocr.app — we respond within 24 hours.
Yes. Complex headers with grouped or spanning columns are mapped correctly into Excel rather than flattened into a single confusing row.
Yes. The OCR detects two-column journal layouts and extracts tables without mixing content across the page columns.
Yes. Values like 1.2×10⁻⁴, units (mg/L, kPa), and ± error margins are kept intact in the Excel output.
Scanned PDFs and older papers work too. Accuracy depends on scan quality — clean scans give 99%, faded ones 90-95%.
Yes. Files are on EU servers, deleted after 30 minutes, never used for AI training. Fully GDPR compliant.
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