How to convert a PayPal statement โ€” every method

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Method 1: Retype it (the default)

Reliable and free, but a 100-transaction month takes 1โ€“3 hours, and every typo becomes a reconciliation error later. Fine for five transactions; painful beyond that.

Method 2: PayPal's own CSV export

Works for recent activity on open accounts โ€” but it doesn't cover history before your download window, closed accounts, and its columns mix currencies, holds and reversals in ways most accounting tools can't map cleanly. No QBO/OFX option exists.

Method 3: Generic PDF-to-Excel tools

They extract text, not meaning: columns shift, dates merge with descriptions, and none of them understand that PayPal rows carry a gross/fee/net split. You'll spend the saved time fixing the spreadsheet โ€” and most of them upload your financial document to their servers.

Method 4: A purpose-built converter

The Footed converter is built for exactly one document type, which is why it works: it reads the statement's transaction table, splits gross/fee/net correctly, verifies the total against the statement's balances, and exports CSV, Excel, Google Sheets or true QBO/OFX files. Processing happens in your browser โ€” your statement is never uploaded anywhere.

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๐Ÿ”’ No manual data entry. No messy spreadsheets. Runs in your browser โ€” never uploaded.