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
Upload Your PDF
Click the upload area or drag and drop your PDF.
Extract Text
Click the button to extract all text from the PDF.
Download the Result
Preview the text in the browser, then download the .txt file.