PDF to Text
15 toolsExtract the plain text content of a PDF.
Runs in your browser — your files and text stay on your device
Extract the plain text from a PDF so you can copy, search or reuse it. This works for PDFs that contain real text; a scanned image of a page has no text layer and would need OCR instead. Extraction happens in your browser and the file isn't uploaded.
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How to use this tool
- 1Select the PDF you want to extract text from.
- 2The plain text of every page is pulled out automatically.
- 3Click Copy or Download .txt to grab the result.
Frequently asked questions
Does this work on scanned PDFs?
No — this extracts real text embedded in the PDF. A scanned image-only PDF has no text layer to extract; you'd need OCR for that, which this tool doesn't do.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No, extraction runs entirely in your browser.