PDF to Text
Pull the plain text out of a PDF so you can copy, search or reuse it elsewhere.
This tool extracts text that is already selectable in the PDF. Scanned documents made of images have no embedded text and will return an empty or partial result — an OCR-based tool is needed for those.
Upload a PDF file
Drag & drop files here, or
Extracts selectable text only, not scanned images
How It Works
- 1Upload your PDF file.
- 2Click Extract Text.
- 3Review the extracted text.
- 4Copy it or download it as a .txt file.
Features
- Preserves page order
- Copy to clipboard in one click
- Download as a plain text file
Privacy
This tool runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly and Canvas — your PDF is never uploaded to a server.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your PDF is likely a scanned image rather than real text. This tool reads existing text layers; it does not perform OCR.