About the PDF to Text
Pulls the text out of a PDF in reading order, keeping lines and paragraphs. Works for any language. Scanned PDFs have no text inside — use PDF OCR for those.
PDF to Text
Extract all the text from a PDF as plain text you can copy or download as a .txt file.
- Choose your PDF
- Press Extract text
- Copy or download the text
Runs in your browser. Your data and files never leave your device.
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Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF is processed by your browser on your own device and never leaves it. Closing the page discards everything.
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