PDF to Text
Pull plain text out of any PDF instantly — preview it, copy to clipboard or save as .txt, extracted page by page in your browser.
PDF — Drop a file here or click to choose
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your data never leaves your device — it is not uploaded to any server.
How to use
- 1Drop a PDF with selectable text.
- 2Click Extract text and read the preview.
- 3Copy the result or download it as a .txt file.
PDF to Text
Get the raw words out of a PDF without copy-pasting page by page. The extractor walks through the document, rebuilds reading order and hands you clean plain text you can preview, copy at once or download as a .txt file.
Use it to feed quotes into notes, run text through another tool, or make a text-only archive of a document. Word counts are shown as you go, and extraction is instant because everything happens locally.
Frequently asked questions
The result is empty — why?
The PDF is probably a scan: its pages are photos of text with no text layer. Use the OCR tool instead; it reads the letters out of the images.
How is reading order determined?
Text items are grouped into lines by their coordinates and lines are ordered top to bottom, left to right. Multi-column layouts may interleave columns; splitting the PDF per column range first can help.
Is there a page or size limit?
No artificial one. Hundreds of pages work; the practical limit is browser memory, typically well beyond 100 MB documents.
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