Hacker News: atdl

Launched tool for contractors, then found the mod sticky banning "SaaS bros"

atdl — Fri, 01 May 2026 17:27:10 +0000

Article URL: https://quotr-8r2q.vercel.app

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47977472

Points: 3

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New comment by atdl in "How HN: PDF Table Extractor – AI-powered tool to extract tables from PDFs to CSV"

atdl — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:44:08 +0000

I got tired of copy-pasting tables from PDF invoices into spreadsheets. The columns always break, numbers merge with text, and you end up spending more time fixing the formatting than the actual work.

So I built a tool that uses AI to extract every structured data block from a PDF — line items, totals, headers, metadata — and lets you download them as clean CSV.

How it works: - PDF is parsed client-side (your file never leaves your browser) - Text layout is reconstructed using positional data from the PDF - AI identifies every table and structured block - You select which blocks to export and download as CSV

Tech stack: Next.js, Anthropic API (Claude), Stripe, Vercel. PDF parsing is done with pdf.js in the browser.

Free for PDFs up to 3 pages. Feedback welcome — especially on extraction accuracy for different PDF formats.

How HN: PDF Table Extractor – AI-powered tool to extract tables from PDFs to CSV

atdl — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:44:08 +0000

Article URL: https://pdf-table-extractor-5wak.vercel.app

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47359336

Points: 1

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Show HN: CSV Analyzer – drag-and-drop data analysis with AI insights

atdl — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:11:51 +0000

I shipped my first product yesterday after years of not finishing anything

I'll be honest — I've been wanting to build something of my own for years. I'm a senior manager in analytics, and I've never shipped a single side project.

Yesterday I sat down and didn't get up until something was live. I built a CSV analyzer — you upload a CSV file and it instantly gives you statistics, interactive charts, and AI-powered insights that explain your data in plain English.

Stack: Next.js, Anthropic API, Stripe, Vercel.

Pricing: Free for files under 500 rows. $2.99 one-time for a single AI analysis. $9/mo for unlimited.

It's not perfect. But it's live and that's a first for me.

I'd love feedback from this community. What's missing? What would you change about the pricing? How did you get your first users?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47227509

Points: 2

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