StatementDecoder

Free converter

Bank statement converter for Quicken

Turn any bank statement — PDF included — into a file Quicken imports cleanly.

Choose a statement file (PDF, OFX/QFX, CSV, XLSX, TXT — up to 5 MB)

Why Quicken users end up here

Quicken's bank feeds cover the recent past; everything else — closed accounts, statements older than the feed window, a shoebox of PDFs from a previous bank — has to arrive by file. Modern Quicken prefers QFX/Web Connect from banks, but for statements you're converting yourself, QIF remains the workhorse: it's what Quicken's manual import understands across versions, and it carries payees and memos properly when written well. Our QIF puts the identified merchant in the payee field and preserves the original statement line in the memo, so imports arrive readable instead of cryptic.

Importing into Quicken, step by step

  1. Convert your statement above and download the QIF.
  2. In Quicken: File → File Import → QIF file.
  3. Choose the file, then pick the Quicken account the transactions belong to (create the account first if it's new — importing into the wrong account is the classic mistake).
  4. Review the imported payees once; Quicken remembers your renaming rules for next time.

The gotchas Quicken users actually hit

  • Very old Quicken versions want QIF; newer ones tolerate it

    Pre-2005 Quicken only speaks QIF. Recent versions still import QIF for manual files even though bank connections use QFX — if your version refuses QIF for a bank account type, import into a cash account and move the transactions.

  • Dates can flip on ambiguous formats

    QIF's date field is locale-ambiguous in old importers. Our export writes unambiguous dates, but if you ever hand-edit a QIF, keep the format consistent or February 3rd becomes March 2nd.

  • No currency field exists in QIF

    QIF simply has no currency concept — import into an account of the right currency and the amounts are treated as that currency.

Free converter

Convert your statement — and understand it too

A free account converts a statement page every day to CSV, Excel, QIF or OFX — with every transaction matched to a real merchant name, not a cryptic descriptor. No card required; files deleted after 24 hours.

No bank logins · card numbers redacted before storage · everything deleted after 24 hours

Frequently asked questions

Can Quicken import a PDF bank statement directly?

No — Quicken has no PDF import. The PDF must be converted to QIF (or QFX/CSV depending on version) first; that conversion is exactly what this page's tool does, including for scanned PDFs.

QIF or QFX for Quicken?

QFX is Quicken's bank-connection format and carries a bank ID Quicken validates. For files you convert yourself, QIF through File Import is the reliable route across versions.

Will my payees be readable after import?

Yes — that's the point of converting here rather than with a generic tool: each transaction's payee is the identified merchant ("Blue Bottle Coffee"), with the raw statement line kept in the memo for reference.

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