PDF to Text
Drop a PDF, get all its text out in seconds. Copy to clipboard or save as a .txt file. Runs entirely in your browser.
Text extraction happens via pdf.js in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded.
FAQ
Is my PDF uploaded?▼
No. The PDF is parsed entirely in your browser using pdf.js. No server, no signup, no copy of your file leaves the page.
Will it work on scanned PDFs?▼
Only if the PDF contains a text layer (most PDFs exported from Word, Google Docs, browsers, or LaTeX do). For pure-image scans, use our Image-to-Text (OCR) tool instead.
What's the difference between this and copying from a PDF viewer?▼
PDF viewers often glue words together when you select across columns or paragraphs. We use pdf.js's structured text extraction which reads the document's coordinate-ordered text runs and inserts line breaks intelligently.
Can I copy or download the text?▼
Both. The 'Copy all' button copies to your clipboard; 'Download .txt' saves a UTF-8 text file with the same name as your PDF.
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