PDF to Text
Pull the selectable text out of a PDF and copy it or save a .txt file — privately in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Read the guide: How to Extract Text from a PDFDrop a PDF here
PDF files — processed privately on your device
How it works
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Add a PDF
Drop in a text-based PDF you want the words from.
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Extract text
The text is read page by page, with optional page-break markers.
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Copy or save
Copy it to the clipboard or download a .txt file. Nothing is uploaded.
Instant & 100% private — nothing is uploaded
Your images are processed instantly on your own device and are never sent to a server — so there are no upload waits, no size limits from us, and no copies kept anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
- Are my files uploaded to a server?
- No. Everything happens entirely on your own device, inside your browser. Your PDFs and any passwords never leave your computer, so there are no upload waits and no copies kept anywhere.
- How do I extract text from a PDF?
- Add your PDF and the tool reads the text layer page by page. You can then copy everything to the clipboard or download it as a plain .txt file.
- Why is no text found in my PDF?
- If a PDF is a scan or a photo of a page, it has no text layer to read — only an image. Convert it to images, or run it through OCR first, to get text out.
- Does it keep the formatting?
- It pulls out the words as plain text, not the layout, fonts or columns. Page-break markers are optional so you can tell where each page ends.
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