I currently have Homebank financial software installed on my Linux computer running Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS and I've run into a roadblock importing my bank statements (they are in PDF format). Is there any free Linux software that can convert PDF files to QIF/CSV so that i can import them? I tried looking online but haven't had any luck. Is there a better financial software out there for just doing simple household budgeting?

Thanks in advance,
Tony

I can't answer any of your questions, but it's been a couple of days so here goes.
Are you happy in the terminal ?. I would use pdftotext and see what it generates, then hack it to csv (way easier than QIF) as required. Pick your favourite tool - awk, perl, python ... even bash if you're so inclined.

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syg00 offers some good advice, but I'll add a caveat...that will work if the PDF's are in text-format, and not images. A better option would be to contact your bank and see if they can provide you with something other than a PDF. You don't mention which bank or how you're getting these PDF's.

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PDFs are not an appropriate data source, but I’m quite confident that your bank can provide you with one that is.

Might be misplaced confidence. I just checked my bank, and exporting data like that is only offered to business accounts. Personal accounts only get the pdf as an option.

Strange.
I use 3 different banks and all give me the option to download the data as csv or as qfx (quicken web connect). I am though in the US and I know banks are different in different regions.

The software I use for my home banking records is gnu-cash and it can import either one. The only pdf I need to download is the bank statement to use for reconciling the accounts.

Mm-hm. I'm sure it does vary from one geographic location to another.

My bank here in the UK have given me the option to download statements, documents, etc, as either PDFs or QIF/CSV for many years. PDFs are usually good enough for me, since I only ever download 'em and stick 'em in a personal dated archive; I don't bother messing about with "home banking" software.

Mind you, from what I understand of it, you guys are responsible for your own taxes & financial records on that side of the "Pond", aren't you? The UK gov't introduced the ability to do your own stuff as an option a few years ago, but that's all it's ever remained as....an option. It's not been made mandatory, and I doubt it ever will be over here.

Completely different cultural 'take' on things, y'see. Here, the onus is 100% on the employer to do the lot....they're the ones that get an "official" kick up the ass if the figures don't match up.

Mike.

This link shows 2 option, one is a GUI tool, the other is the pdf2txt command with examples.
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/0...linux-gui.html

The link doesn't tell it, but Calibre has a command line interface as well.

My bank is FNCB (First National Community Bank) located in Pennsylvania, USA. I'm downloading the PDF from the banks website, I tried contacting them about this because they used to offer CSV files for customers but now they don't. They couldn't even answer why they changed their format with the statements.