Automated OCR processing

Automate OCR Processing into Excel

Parseur turns every incoming document into a ready-to-use Excel file, automatically. It reads each scanned document or PDF with AI-powered OCR and delivers a structured .xlsx file with dates, names, totals, and line items, each in its own column, straight to your workflow.

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Why automate OCR processing?

Manual data entry from scanned documents is slow, costly, and error-prone. Parseur's research quantifies the problem.

$28,500

Manual data entry costs U.S. companies an average of $28,500 per employee each year, according to a 2025 Parseur and QuestionPro survey of 500 professionals.

9+ hrs

Employees spend more than 9 hours a week re-keying data by hand, the same 2025 Parseur survey found.

How to automate OCR processing into Excel

Parseur turns incoming documents into structured data your systems can use, automatically.

1

Capture documents automatically

Forward documents by email or send them through the API. Parseur ingests each file the moment it arrives, with no uploading by hand.

2

Extract document data with AI OCR

Parseur's AI OCR engine recognizes and extracts every field, table, and total accurately, in any layout, language, or scan quality.

3

Send the data to Excel automatically

Parseur sends the structured data straight into Excel, Google Sheets, or 6,000+ apps through Zapier, Make, and Power Automate.

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See what users say about automating OCR processing into Excel

"Tested many of this kind and I must admit this one is delivering the data with an outstanding accuracy. "

Brahim Abdesslam

Brahim Abdesslam

Senior Manager, Ernst & Young

"We had our own solution for this, but with Parseur we can do the same setup in minutes compared to sometimes hours. "

Stein-Magne Pedersen

Stein-Magne Pedersen

Product Owner, Proxima Code

"I'm kicking myself on how I didn't find Parseur first before I tried all these other platforms, because it was able to perform where no other app could and the user interface is the cleanest out of all of them. "

Jonathan Lee

Jonathan Lee

Founder, J Lee Agency LLC

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Flexible data capture tool

What can Parseur extract with OCR?

Parseur's AI OCR engine extracts the most commonly used fields from any document automatically. You have the flexibility to add, rename, or remove fields as needed.

Parseur is designed to support OCR processing in any language and format, including low-quality scans and handwritten text.

  • Date

    DocumentDate

    The date printed or written on the document.

    2024-01-15

  • Person's name

    IssuerName

    The name of the company or individual who issued the document.

    ACME Corp

  • Person's name

    RecipientName

    The name of the recipient on the document.

    John Doe

  • Address

    RecipientAddress

    The address of the recipient.

    123 Main Street, Anytown, USA

  • Text (multi-lines)

    ReferenceNumber

    Any reference, ID, or document number on the document.

    REF-20240115-001

  • Number

    TotalAmount

    The total monetary amount shown on the document.

    $1,250.00

  • Table (list of items)

    LineItems

    Tabular rows of items, transactions, or entries in the document.

    descriptionquantityunit_pricetotal
    Item A2$100.00$200.00
    Item B1$50.00$50.00
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FAQ about OCR processing

All your questions about automating OCR processing with Parseur.

Automated OCR processing captures incoming documents, reads the data with AI-powered OCR, and delivers it to your spreadsheets, database, or business apps without manual data entry. Parseur handles the entire workflow so your team no longer rekeys data from scanned documents by hand. Create a free Parseur account to get started.

Parseur ingests documents automatically. Forward them to a dedicated Parseur email address, send them through the API, or connect a cloud inbox. Every document is processed the moment it arrives.

Parseur processes PDFs, JPG, PNG, TIFF, and other common image formats, in any country and any language. It handles digitally generated PDFs, scanned documents, photos taken with a phone, and screenshots. For more on the underlying technology, see what AI OCR is.

Parseur uses AI-powered OCR trained on millions of documents to deliver high accuracy across layouts and languages. For complex or irregular layouts, Parseur's template engine lets you fine-tune the extraction to your exact needs.

Manual data entry is expensive and error-prone. It costs U.S. companies an average of $28,500 per employee each year, and employees spend more than 9 hours a week re-keying data by hand, according to a 2025 Parseur and QuestionPro survey of 500 professionals. Automating OCR processing with Parseur removes that manual entry and the errors that come with it.

Extracted data is sent automatically to the tools you already use. Connect Parseur to Excel, Google Sheets, or 6,000+ apps through Zapier, Make, and Power Automate.

Yes. Parseur is built for volume. It processes large batches of documents automatically, with consistent accuracy and no extra manual steps.

Your documents are processed securely. Parseur adheres to strict data privacy regulations and uses encryption throughout.