PDF to text
Extract the selectable text from a PDF, then copy it or save it as a .txt file. Nothing is uploaded.
🔒 Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you choose or type is uploaded. How to verify
How to use it
- Choose one PDF.
- Select Run.
- Copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
Handy for
Copying text out of a PDF for quoting, editing or searching in another program.
Good to know
Text is read from the PDF in the order stored inside the file, which usually matches reading order for simple documents. Multi-column layouts and tables may need tidying afterwards.
Privacy: where the work happens
Your file is read by your browser and processed by JavaScript on this page. The result is created on your device and offered as a download. Only the page code, and any library this tool needs, is downloaded from cdnjs or jsDelivr.
Questions
Why is the result empty?
The PDF is probably a scan with no real text inside. This tool reads existing text and does not guess from pictures.
Is formatting kept?
Text comes out in reading order with page markers. Tables and columns are not rebuilt.