PDF to Text
Extract text content from PDF files.
Drop a PDF here
or click to browse · Max 25 MB
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Runs in your browser, nothing uploaded
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When to use this
Copy text from a scanned report
Extract selectable text from PDFs to paste into other documents.
Search document content
Get the full text of a PDF so you can search or analyze it.
Archive as plain text
Save a lightweight .txt version of a document for long-term storage.
Extract text from a PDF in your browser
Drop a PDF and get all the text it contains in seconds. Copy it to your clipboard or download it as a plain .txt file.
The tool uses PDF.js and runs entirely in your browser. No upload, no account, no server. Your file never leaves your device.
Works with PDFs that contain embedded text such as those exported from Word, Google Docs, or a design tool. Scanned documents require OCR before the text can be extracted.
Works in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge on desktop and mobile.
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