OfflineStatementTabula alternative for bank statements
Tabula is a free, open-source app that pulls any table out of a text-based PDF, and it never uploads your file. It is great for one-off tables. Bank statements are harder for it: you draw a box around the table on each page, and wrapped descriptions and separate money-in and money-out columns often need cleaning up afterwards. OfflineStatement is built only for statements and runs in the browser with nothing to install.
Drop statement PDFs hereor click to choose filesTap to choose a statement PDF
Free: 3 statements a day, no sign-up.
Bank not supported yet? Email the bank name and country to [email protected] and we'll add it. No need to send your statement.
How your statement stays private
- Your PDFPick a statement from your computer or phone.
- Read in this tabThis page reads it on your device and never sends the file anywhere. Turn off your wifi after the page loads and it still works.
- Your spreadsheetThe rows go straight into a file in your downloads.
Works with most banks
Reads text-based PDF statements with debit/credit or single-amount columns, in US, UK, European, Indian and Indonesian number formats. Password-protected e-statements work too, and the password stays on your device.
Checked, not guessed
Every statement gets a running-balance check: if a row doesn't add up to the printed balance, we highlight it, so nothing goes into your books wrong.
Hours of typing, done in a minute
Free: preview every transaction and download the first 25 as a CSV.
Pro: every transaction, a year of statements in one file, Excel, QuickBooks, Xero and OFX. See pricing
OfflineStatement vs Tabula
Prices checked Oct 2026, from Tabula's own website. Prices and features change, so check their site before you buy.
| OfflineStatement | Tabula | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; Pro $7/month or $59/year | Free (open source, MIT licence) |
| Free tier | One statement at a time, 3 a day: full preview, balance check, CSV of the first 25 transactions | Everything is free |
| Where files are processed | In your browser. The PDF is never uploaded | On your computer: a local app that opens in your browser at localhost |
| Export formats | CSV (free). Pro: Excel .xlsx, QuickBooks CSV, Xero CSV, OFX. No QBO, IIF or QIF | CSV and JSON (the CSV opens in Excel) |
| Scanned (image) PDFs / OCR | No. Text-based PDFs only | No. Text-based PDFs only |
| Batch | Pro: a year of statements into one file, duplicates removed | Saved templates repeat a selection on other files; tabula-java for command-line runs |
| Balance check | Yes, every row checked against the printed balance | No |
| Install | Nothing to install; any modern browser | Download for Windows, Mac or Linux; Java needed on Windows and Linux. Last app release 1.2.1, June 2018 |
Pick Tabula if
- You need tables out of any kind of PDF, not just bank statements: reports, price lists, government data.
- You want it completely free and are happy to pick the table area and tidy the columns yourself.
- You want to script extractions from the command line (tabula-java).
Pick OfflineStatement if
- You can't install software or Java (work laptop, Chromebook, someone else's computer).
- You want dates, descriptions, money in, money out and balance found for you, with wrapped descriptions joined into one row.
- You want every row checked against the printed balance, and files ready for QuickBooks, Xero or OFX.
Try it on your own statement: drop the PDF in the box at the top of this page. The preview and the balance check are free, and nothing is uploaded.
Open the converter See Pro pricing
Sources (checked 28 Oct 2026): Tabula · Tabula on GitHub
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Tabula is a trademark of its owner. OfflineStatement is an independent tool by Tofu Labs and is not affiliated with Tabula.
FAQ
Is OfflineStatement built on Tabula?
No. They are separate projects. OfflineStatement reads the PDF with Mozilla's PDF.js in your browser and has its own statement reader.
Is it as private as Tabula?
Yes. Both keep the statement on your computer. Tabula runs as a local app; OfflineStatement runs in the browser tab, and you can disconnect from the internet after the page loads.
Is my statement uploaded?
No. The PDF is read by code running in your browser. There is no server that receives your file, and you can disconnect from the internet after the page loads. Pro checks your license about once a day when you're online and keeps working offline in between.
Is it free?
Previewing a statement and downloading a CSV of its first 25 transactions is free. Pro gives you every transaction, batches of statements, Excel .xlsx and QuickBooks, Xero and OFX files.