tabula Command Examples

Extract tables from PDF files. More information: https://tabula.technology.

• Extract all tables from a PDF to a CSV file:

tabula -o {{file.csv}} {{file.pdf}}

• Extract all tables from a PDF to a JSON file:

tabula --format JSON -o {{file.json}} {{file.pdf}}

• Extract tables from pages 1, 2, 3, and 6 of a PDF:

tabula --pages {{1-3,6}} {{file.pdf}}

• Extract tables from page 1 of a PDF, guessing which portion of the page to examine:

tabula --guess --pages {{1}} {{file.pdf}}

• Extract all tables from a PDF, using ruling lines to determine cell boundaries:

tabula --spreadsheet {{file.pdf}}

• Extract all tables from a PDF, using blank space to determine cell boundaries:

tabula --no-spreadsheet {{file.pdf}}