Abstract: A system and method used herein may extract information from a PDF file using spatial layout processing techniques through the use of training data disposed to convert a PDF file into a raw format file. Said raw format file may comprise a raw binary file disposed to create an image wherein contiguous text blocks are classified according to the data disposed therein and identified according to an individually colored block of image pixels. Accordingly, comparison of a collection of raw format files with a given PDF file may allow for the efficient and accurate extraction of syntactic and image data from said PDF file for use in a text editor application.