trimitdown-pdf is a Python library that provides a table-detection preprocessing stage for ruled PDF grids, built on top of pdfplumber. It uses a lines-only strategy to differentiate actual tables from page frames or other grid-like elements, with no OCR required. The output can be used for accurate table extraction and conversion to Markdown or other structured formats.
trimitdown-pdf is a Developer Tools project. Accurately distinguishing real tables from decorative page frames in ruled PDFs without using OCR. It is built as an open-source project for developers. The project is open source (MIT). It runs on the command line.
It is developed by serjdrej, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 135 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include table detection, ruled grid analysis, and PDF line strategy.
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