PaperAI by AlaiStack

Scanned paper to spreadsheet data — tables, numbers, and all.

Scan your paper documents and PaperAI extracts tables, numbers, dates, and text into clean CSV data ready for Excel or Google Sheets. Works with any scan quality — from pristine flatbed scans to phone photos of wrinkled paper.

  • AI reads tables from scans regardless of quality, skew, or lighting conditions
  • Export as CSV for direct import into Excel, Google Sheets, or your database
  • Batch scan and process entire folders for large-scale digitization projects

Why teams convert here

  • Extract tables from scans directly into Excel-ready CSV — no manual re-typing
  • AI handles skewed pages, poor lighting, and varying scan quality automatically
  • Batch process entire folders of scanned documents for large-scale digitization
PaperAI cut our AP processing time by 75% — invoices that took 5 minutes each now take under 30 seconds.
Sarah ChenController, Meridian Logistics

Turning scanned paper into spreadsheet data is one of the most requested document processing tasks. Financial reports, inventory lists, order forms, and log sheets all contain tabular data that teams need in their spreadsheets. Manual re-typing is slow, expensive, and introduces errors.

PaperAI's AI models handle the challenges of scanned documents: skewed pages, inconsistent lighting, scanner artifacts, and varying print quality. The AI identifies table boundaries, column headers, and row structure even when the scan is imperfect. The output is clean CSV that imports into Excel without manual cleanup.

For best results, scanning at 300+ DPI is recommended. PaperAI achieves 95%+ accuracy on table extraction from well-scanned documents, processing each page in under 30 seconds. The CSV output is ready for direct import into Excel, Google Sheets, or any database that accepts delimited data.

How it works
1

Scan paper documents

Scan paper documents using a flatbed scanner, document feeder, or phone camera. PaperAI handles any scan quality — from 600 DPI flatbed scans to quick phone photos of wrinkled paper.

2

AI identifies tables and data

Vision AI reads the scanned image, identifying table boundaries, column headers, row structure, and individual cell values. It handles skewed pages, scanner artifacts, and inconsistent formatting.

3

Review extracted tables

Check the extracted table data in the side-by-side view. Confidence scores highlight cells where the AI is less certain — typically handwritten entries or poor-quality scan areas.

4

Export to Excel or CSV

Download as CSV for direct import into Excel, Google Sheets, or your database. Tables are exported with correct column alignment, headers, and data types preserved.

What PaperAI extracts

PaperAI automatically pulls out these fields, organized and ready for your systems:

FieldTypeExample
Table HeadersarrayDate, Description, Qty, Unit Price, Total
Row Countnumber47
Column Countnumber5
Date Valuesdate2026-03-01
Currency Valuescurrency$2,450.00
Text ValuestextIndustrial Bearing Assembly #4420

300+ DPI

Recommended scan resolution

95%+

Table extraction accuracy

<30s

Processing time per page

CSV

Excel-ready output format

Common questions

Answers focused on conversion quality, team workflows, and roadmap clarity.

Yes. PaperAI identifies and extracts multiple tables from a single scanned page. Each table is extracted as a separate structured dataset with its own column headers and rows.