PDF to text
Get every word out of a PDF in one go. Copy it to paste somewhere else, or download it as a plain .txt file.
Nothing is uploaded. Your files stay private.
How to extract text from a PDF
Three steps, about ten seconds.
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Add your PDF
Drop it in the box, or tap to choose it.
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Check the text
The text appears straight away, with each page marked.
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Copy or download
Copy everything in one click, or save it as a .txt file.
Good to know
Copying text out of a PDF viewer often picks up odd line breaks, misses pages or grabs headers in the wrong order. Extracting it all at once gives you clean text to paste into an email, a document, a translation tool or an AI assistant.
Each page is marked with a short divider so you can find your place. Turn that off for one continuous block of text. The download is a UTF-8 .txt file that opens in any app, in any language.
This works for PDFs made on a computer. Scanned documents are pictures of text, so run them through OCR PDF first; then the text can be extracted here.
Frequently asked questions
How do I extract text from a PDF?
Drop the PDF in and copy the text, or download it as a .txt file. Every page is included, in order.
Why is no text found?
The PDF is probably a scan, where each page is a photo. Run it through OCR PDF first, then extract the text.
Is formatting kept?
Line breaks and paragraphs are kept. Fonts, columns and tables become plain text.
Does it work with Arabic and other languages?
Yes, as long as the PDF contains real text. The download is UTF-8, which supports every language.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The text is read by your browser, so the PDF stays on your device.