Stop retyping tables from screenshots & PDFs.
Convert messy printouts into clean, normalized Excel.
Client emailed a blurry phone photo of an invoice? Boss sent a screenshot of a legacy accounting screen?
DataHusky reconstructs clean columns, dates, currencies, and mathematical =SUM() formulas with zero merged-cell corruption.
Interactive OCR Normalization Engine
See how our vision-guided table normalizer parses messy, distorted documents into pure spreadsheet cells.
(Scanned printout with tilted angle)
Line Item Jul-26 Aug-26 Sep-26
Gross Freight Revenue $42,150 $48,320 $51,900
Fuel Surcharges $3,120 $3,450 $4,110
Fleet Maintenance ($6,420) ($7,100) ($6,850)
Driver Payroll ($18,500) ($19,200) ($20,100)
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Net Operating Margin $20,350 $25,470 $29,060
($6,420) with text strings and breaks column alignment.
| A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line Item | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| Gross Freight Revenue | $42,150.00 | $48,320.00 | $51,900.00 |
| Fuel Surcharges | $3,120.00 | $3,450.00 | $4,110.00 |
| Fleet Maintenance | -$6,420.00 | -$7,100.00 | -$6,850.00 |
| Driver Payroll | -$18,500.00 | -$19,200.00 | -$20,100.00 |
| Net Operating Margin | $20,350.00 | $25,470.00 | $29,060.00 |
=SUM(B2:B5)
Test Your Own Messy Tables
Choose your plan tier, drop an optional sample, and get early access.
Why Microsoft Excel's "Data from Picture" Fails
If you've ever tried using Excel's native tool, you know the frustration: distorted headers, merged cells, and broken math.
| Extraction Capability | Microsoft Excel "Insert Data" | Generic OCR (Tesseract / iOS) | DataHusky SheetLens AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merged Cell Handling | ✕ Merges adjacent columns | ✕ Complete table destruction | ✓ Normalizes to flat rectangular matrix |
Negative Financials ($1,200) |
✕ Converts to uncomputable text | ✕ Drops parenthesis or minus | ✓ Casts to clean float -1200.00 |
| Formula Reconstruction | ✕ Hardcodes wrong OCR numbers | ✕ No formula support | ✓ Rebuilds =SUM() & subtotal math |
| Multi-Line Cell Wrapping | ✕ Splatters text across 3 rows | ✕ Desynchronizes row counts | ✓ Bundles cell comments into single row |
| Batch Multi-Page PDFs | ✕ 1 image at a time only | ✕ Manual scripting required | ✓ Combines 50-page scans into one sheet |
| Privacy & Zero-Retention | ⚠️ Sent to Microsoft cloud telemetry | Varies by vendor | ✓ Ephemeral RAM processing; 0-day retention |
The Reddit Pain Points That Sparked This Tool
Multi-Page Scanned PDFs
Drop a 30-page PDF report. DataHusky identifies repeated table headers across pages and stitches them into a contiguous, normalized master table.
Intelligent Locale & Currency Casting
Distinguishes European formatting (1.450,50 €) from US formatting ($1,450.50) automatically so your formulas calculate correctly.
Mathematical Formula Synthesis
Instead of hardcoding OCR mistakes, DataHusky detects subtotal rows and verifies them with generated =SUM() formulas to catch misread digits.
Zero-Day Data Retention
Financial documents are processed entirely in ephemeral memory and discarded immediately upon download. No client data is ever used to train models.
1-Click Clipboard Paste
Copy formatted Tab-Separated Values (TSV) directly to your clipboard and press Ctrl+V inside Excel, Google Sheets, or Apple Numbers.
Automated ERP Column Mapping
For Team tiers: Map raw table columns directly to your internal schema (NetSuite, QuickBooks, SAP, Xero) without manual massaging.
Transparent, Pay-for-Value Plans
No $500/month enterprise sales gate. Transparent pricing built for accountants, analysts, and operators.
For individual operators converting occasional screenshots.
- 15 table conversions / month
- Single-page PNG, JPG, WebP
- CSV & TSV Clipboard export
- Standard processing speed
For bookkeepers, accountants, and ops dealing with heavy weekly data entry.
- Unlimited table extractions
- Multi-page PDF extraction (up to 50 pages)
- Native
.xlsxwith mathematical formulas - High-resolution tilted/warped scan de-skewing
- Priority sub-5s processing pipeline
For CPA firms, finance departments, and logistics agencies.
- Everything in Pro for up to 5 seats
- REST API & Zapier integration
- Custom ERP & QuickBooks column mapping
- Dedicated account manager & custom SLA
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from Excel's built-in "Data from Picture"?
Microsoft's feature relies on a basic, uncalibrated OCR engine that treats table cells as disjointed bounding boxes. It regularly merges adjacent columns, misinterprets negative dollar values in parentheses like ($5,000) as text, and cannot reconstruct formulas. DataHusky uses a dual-pass layout parser that recognizes the tabular matrix first, normalizes types deterministically, and re-computes subtotal formulas.
Are my sensitive client financials stored or trained on?
No. We operate on a strict Zero-Day Retention policy. All files uploaded are processed in volatile memory and purged immediately after the output spreadsheet is generated. We never use client financial records, invoices, or statements to train any AI models.
Can it handle phone photos of paper documents taken at an angle?
Yes. Our pipeline includes automatic geometric deskewing, contrast normalization, and perspective correction to flatten warped paper documents before running cell detection.
What export formats are supported?
You can download native Microsoft Excel .xlsx files (with formatted dates, numbers, and formulas), clean UTF-8 .csv files, or simply click "Copy TSV" to paste directly into your active Excel or Google Sheets window without saving a file.