PDF to Text
Get the plain text out of any PDF.
How to extract text from a PDF
- Add a PDF; extraction starts immediately and shows its progress per page.
- Check the preview, then download the whole text as a .txt file.
- Pages are separated by blank lines in the output, so the structure stays recognizable.
- Scanned PDFs without a text layer come out empty; they contain pictures of text, not text.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is the extracted text empty or garbled?
- Empty usually means a scanned PDF: the pages are images and there is no text to extract without OCR. Garbled text points to exotic fonts or encodings in the source document.
- Does the layout survive extraction?
- No, the output is plain text: columns, tables and formatting flatten into lines. For layout-faithful editing you would need the original document format.
- Can I copy just a part instead of downloading?
- Yes, select what you need directly in the preview box and copy it.
- Is my document uploaded anywhere?
- No. Extraction runs entirely in your browser; the file never leaves your device.