Parse Da File 📄

PDF (Parse Da File) - Extract text from PDFs with style!

A VS Code extension that helps you convert PDF files to text, individually or in bulk. Perfect for developers who need to extract content from PDFs for documentation, analysis, or processing.

Features

🔍 PDF Explorer: Dedicated view in VS Code to browse all PDFs in your workspace
📁 Recursive Folder Support: Process PDFs in nested folders with ease
🚀 Bulk Processing: Convert multiple PDFs to text files in one click
💫 Smart UI: Intuitive buttons and context menus for quick actions
🎯 Progress Tracking: Real-time progress indicators and detailed summaries
🔄 Auto-refresh: Automatically updates when PDFs are added or removed

Usage

Open a workspace containing PDF files
Click the "Parse Da File" icon in the activity bar (PDF icon)
Browse your PDFs in the tree view
Use the inline buttons or context menu to:
- Extract text from a single PDF
- Extract text from all PDFs in a folder
- Open PDFs directly in VS Code

Single PDF Processing

Hover over any PDF file and click the "Extract Text" button
Or right-click the PDF and select "Extract Text"
The extracted text will open automatically in the editor

Bulk Processing

Hover over any folder and click the "Extract Text from All PDFs" button
Or right-click the folder and select "Extract Text from All PDFs"
A progress indicator will show the conversion status
View a detailed summary when processing completes

Requirements

Visual Studio Code version 1.85.0 or higher
PDF files in your workspace

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

None yet (coming in future versions!)

Known Issues

None reported yet! If you encounter any issues, please contact the extension author.

Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial release of Parse Da File:

PDF Explorer view
Single and bulk PDF text extraction
Recursive folder processing
Progress tracking and summaries

Feedback & Support

Have suggestions or found a bug? We'd love to hear from you! You can:

Rate and review this extension in the VS Code Marketplace
Contact the extension author through the VS Code Marketplace
Send feedback through VS Code's built-in feedback channels

License

This extension is released under the MIT License.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so.

Enjoy parsing da files! 📄✨

Parse Da File

Leonardo Diaz