Extract Text from PDF

Copy the text inside your PDFs or save it as TXT files. Extract complete documents locally, with optional lines marking page breaks. Completely free to use.

or drop PDF files here

Files are processed locally. Nothing is uploaded.

Turn Existing PDF Text into Editable Plain Text

Take the text layer from reports, notes or other PDFs and reuse it in a text editor. Each source document produces its own TXT file. This extracts existing text rather than recognizing letters in scanned pictures.

How to Extract PDF Text

Open your PDFs

Open your PDFs

Select one or more PDF files. Enter the correct password for any protected document.

Choose page separators

Choose page separators

Keep “Extract text” selected. Choose whether a line of dashes should mark the breaks between source pages.

Extract, copy or download

Extract, copy or download

Start the extraction, review the displayed text, then copy it or download the TXT file. Multiple results can be downloaded individually or together using the download-all action.

Extract Text from PDF: practical uses and limits

Extract existing text into a plain TXT copy for searching, quoting or editing. Text extraction does not preserve the full page design and does not recognize image-only scans. Review reading order before reusing the text.

Questions About PDF Text Extraction

Does this recognize text in scanned pages?
No. It reads the existing text layer. A page containing only a scanned image will not yield text unless it already has a text layer.
Does it preserve the PDF layout?
The result is plain text, not a formatted Word document. Fonts, images and the visual page layout are not part of the TXT output; reading order depends on the source PDF’s text structure.
Can I extract only selected pages?
Text mode extracts the complete document. To work with a subset, first save the pages you need with Extract PDF Pages, then extract text from that new file.
How are page breaks represented?
With the page-break option enabled, a line of dashes separates pages. With it off, pages are separated by blank lines.
What happens with multiple PDFs?
Each successfully processed source has its own UTF-8 TXT result. The download-all action starts separate TXT downloads; it does not merge them or create a ZIP.
Does a shortened text display affect the download?
No. Long text may be shortened on screen. Copying and TXT download use the complete extracted text.
Can I process protected PDFs locally?
Yes, with the correct password. Extraction happens in your browser, and the output is a plain TXT file rather than a password-protected PDF.
Is this PDF tool completely free?
Yes. Processing and downloading results are completely free. Keep an original copy for future work.

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