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Bank statement to CSV

Upload a PDF or CSV statement and download a CSV with one row per transaction. It opens in Excel, Google Sheets, or anything else that imports CSV, which makes it the safest format to hand to another tool.

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What the CSV file contains

  • A header row, then one row per transaction
  • Date, description, and amount in their own comma-separated fields
  • Descriptions containing commas kept intact, wrapped in quotes
  • Plain UTF-8 text, so no spreadsheet program is required to read it

How to convert

  1. Upload your statement

    Drop in the PDF or CSV you downloaded from your bank.

  2. Choose CSV

    Leave the output format on CSV — it is preselected on this page.

  3. Download the file

    Open it in Excel, Google Sheets, or import it into your bookkeeping tool.

Why this is more accurate than OCR

OCR reads a statement by position on the page. When a description wraps onto a second line, or the debit and credit columns sit close together, a positional parser attaches the wrong text to the wrong number.

Read by position

02/03  DIRECT DEBIT 4471
       ACME INSURANCE LTD   120.00
04/03  CARD PAYMENT
       NORTHGATE MARKET     -38.40

The wrapped line becomes a second transaction, and the amount lands on the wrong row.

Read as content

02/03  DIRECT DEBIT 4471 ACME INSURANCE LTD    120.00
04/03  CARD PAYMENT NORTHGATE MARKET           -38.40

One row per transaction, the description kept whole, the amount in the amount column.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a bank statement to CSV?

Upload the PDF or CSV from your bank above, keep CSV as the output format, and download the file. No account and nothing to install.

Can I convert a PDF bank statement to CSV?

Yes. Upload the PDF, pick CSV, and you get one transaction per row with dates, descriptions, and amounts in separate fields.

Why CSV instead of Excel?

CSV is plain text, so every spreadsheet and accounting tool can import it, and nothing depends on Excel being installed. If you want a formatted workbook instead, use the Excel conversion.

What happens to commas inside a description?

They are kept in the field and the field is quoted, so the columns do not break when the file is opened.

Is my statement kept after conversion?

No. The file is used only to produce your converted copy and is deleted right after.

Do I need an account?

No. The converter works without signing up.

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