Extract text from a PDF
Extract your PDF's text to copy it or download it as .txt.
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How to extract text from a PDF
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Upload your PDF
Drag it in or pick it from your device.
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Extract the text
Hit Extract text and see the full content instantly.
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Copy or download
Copy the text to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file.
Why use this tool
Clean text
Recover the document's text with its line breaks.
One-click copy
The whole content to your clipboard without fighting text selection.
Universal format
.txt opens in any editor, system or app.
Private
Extraction happens in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
No: scans are images and contain no selectable text. They need OCR, a feature coming soon.
Is the document's formatting kept?
Plain text with line breaks is extracted; layout (columns, tables, styles) can't be preserved in a .txt.
Does it extract text from all pages?
Yes, start to finish, separating each page with a blank line.
Can it copy text from a PDF that blocks selection?
If the PDF has real text (not scanned), yes: you can extract and copy it here even if a viewer makes it difficult.
Is there a size limit?
The platform's general limit; documents hundreds of pages long extract without issues.