Tabula For Mac

Tabular data obtained from various sources is often stored in PDF files, and there is good reason for that. The format offers many advantages, but if you actually need to extract the data, you have a difficult task ahead of you.

Tabula is a simple application that aims to make this job a lot easier, as it can detect tables in PDF files, extract the information they contain and save it to a document format that is easier to work with.

After installing Tabula, it creates a local server and connects to it from your default web browser. You can then use drag and drop actions to import one or more documents. These are all displayed in a list, along with various details, such as page count and file size.

The app’s interface is minimalistic and has an intelligent layout, as all its functions are organized in such a way as to streamline the whole process.

When you first load a document, the app attempts to detect tables automatically, saving you the trouble of having to perform this task yourself.

If a PDF file contains several tables on multiple pages, it can select and process all of them in one operation.

Of course, depending on the PDF’s quality, the app may not always be able to detect tables, so you can revise the selections that were made.

Tabula offers two extraction methods: Stream, which looks for whitespace between columns, and Lattice, which analyzes boundary lines. If one of the methods is ineffective, you can easily switch between them.

This is a helpful tool for those who often work with tables stored within PDF files. It allows you to extract and export them to other formats that make it easier to manipulate the contained data.