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AI · October 15, 2024

Parseflow.io

Hi HN, I've been in software engineering for over 10 years and I'm excited to share my latest project, Parseflow (https://parseflow.io). It's a AI data automation platform designed to simplify data extraction from documents and integrate it effortlessly with your go-to applications. Parseflow can handle a variety of document types, including PDFs, images, and scanned documents. This means you can easily extract data from invoices, receipts, contracts, and more. Once you've extracted the data, you can integrate it with a variety of applications, including Google Sheets, QuickBooks,…

Parseflow.io launched on October 15, 2024 with 130 votes, #390 of 5,185 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

What it does

Parseflow.io is the data automation platform that helps businesses of all sizes automate data processing and streamline data entry. Stop manual data entry and save time with Parseflow.io

Extract data from any PDF, entirely on your Mac. No cloud. No subscription. One-time purchase. Powered by open-source AI models running locally.

No cloud. No subscription. One-time purchase. Powered by open-source AI models running locally on Apple Silicon. Tell ParseFlow what data to extract — invoice numbers, line items, dates, totals. Create reusable templates in seconds with a visual schema editor. Drag up to 100 PDFs at once. ParseFlow processes them in the background using a local AI model — no internet needed. Watch progress in real time. Review extracted data side-by-side with the original PDF. Edit any field if needed. Export as CSV, JSON, or Excel with one click. Every decision we made puts your privacy and productivity first. Your documents never leave your Mac. No cloud processing. No telemetry. Zero data transmission.…from parseflow.io

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi HN, I've been in software engineering for over 10 years and I'm excited to share my latest project, Parseflow (https://parseflow.io). It's a AI data automation platform designed to simplify data extraction from documents and integrate it effortlessly with your go-to applications. Parseflow can handle a…

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