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Scanned statement OCR

Turn scanned bank statements into rows you can open in Excel.

For image-heavy PDFs, AI Converter can use OCR fallback when configured. The result is a CSV that opens in Excel, not a guaranteed native Excel workbook.

Low-confidence scans should fail closed instead of inventing rows.

What you get

Excel-readable CSV.

The export is CSV rows you can open with Excel or another spreadsheet tool. Review the rows, amounts, and balances before using the file.

OCR fallback

Useful for scans, not magic.

OCR can help with scanned or photo-based PDFs, but blurry pages, shadows, cut-off columns, and handwriting can still fail or require cleanup.

Workflow

Preview the scan result first.

  • Upload the scanned PDF.
  • Check whether the preview rows match the statement.
  • Unlock the full CSV only when the preview is useful.
  • Open the CSV in Excel and review before important use.

Limits

Quality matters.

Clean scans with visible columns work best. Password-protected, corrupted, very low-resolution, or unusual files may fail.

The proof is the preview, the fail-closed stop, and the sample CSV.

AI Converter is built around a simple rule: inspect the sample before trusting the full export. Upload a scanned bank statement PDF, then compare the OCR sample rows in the preview against the source — dates, descriptions, money in, money out, and the balance column when the PDF exposes it. If the rows, signs, or totals look off, stop there; the preview is the actual extraction you are paying for, not a marketing claim.

If the file cannot be read safely — wrong totals, missing rows, OCR noise, unreadable structure, or a route that does not fit — the conversion fails closed and you are not charged. Paid extraction jobs also include one automatic stronger redo. Review the preview before unlocking the full export.

Keep the original file until you have checked the result. Source files are stored privately for the preview, unlock, and redo window, then removed after failed extraction, completed redo, or the 24-hour source lifecycle. Use the fictional sample CSV to see the output shape before uploading customer or client data.