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PDF to Text Extractor

Extract the text from a PDF page by page and copy or download it as a .txt file. Works on digital PDFs; use OCR for scanned ones.

Runs on your device

    Results appear here after you select “Extract text”.

    What it does

    Text is read from the PDF’s content with pdf.js and reassembled into lines. If a PDF is a scan, it contains pictures of text rather than text; the tool tells you when that seems to be the case.

    How to use it

    1. Choose a PDF.
    2. Extract the text.
    3. Copy it or download a .txt file.

    Example

    The example generates a small sample file in your browser and runs the tool on it. Select Try an example above to see it.

    When it helps

    • Quoting from reports.
    • Feeding documents into other tools.
    • Searching long PDFs.

    Questions

    Why is the result empty?

    The PDF is probably scanned. Convert a page to an image and use Image to Text (OCR).

    Is the layout preserved?

    Reading order and line breaks are kept; tables and columns become plain lines.

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