PDF to Text

Extract plain text from a PDF file. Works with text-based PDFs — not image-only scans.

Text-based PDFs only

This tool extracts embedded text from PDFs. If your PDF is a scanned document (images of pages), no text will be found. For scanned PDFs, use an OCR tool instead.

Drag & drop your PDF file here

or click to browse

Supported format: PDF

Your file never leaves your browser

Plain Text Output

Extracts the raw text content from your PDF and saves it as a standard .txt file.

Page-by-Page

Text is extracted page by page with clear page markers so you know where content came from.

Processed Locally

Your PDF is processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to any server.

How to Extract Text from a PDF

1

Upload Your PDF

Click the upload area or drag and drop your PDF.

2

Extract Text

Click the button to extract all text from the PDF.

3

Download the Result

Preview the text in the browser, then download the .txt file.