PDF to Text - Extract Text from PDF
Extract all selectable text from a PDF, page by page, then copy it or download it as a .txt file. Free, private, runs entirely in your browser.
Click to select a PDF file, or drag and drop
Your file never leaves your browserHow to Extract Text from a PDF
- Upload the PDF you want to pull text from.
- Click Extract Text — every page's text is pulled out and shown below, separated by page markers.
- Use Copy to Clipboard to paste the text elsewhere, or Download as .txt to save it as a file.
Example
A 3-page PDF report produces a single text block starting with --- Page 1 ---, followed by that page's text, then --- Page 2 ---, and so on — ready to paste into a document or search with Ctrl+F.
Common Use Cases
- Pulling quotes or data out of a PDF report without retyping them.
- Getting a PDF's text into a plain-text editor, spreadsheet, or note-taking app.
- Making a PDF's content searchable or easier to copy in bulk.
FAQ
- Why does it say no text was found? Scanned or photographed PDFs are usually just images of text with no underlying text layer, so there is nothing to extract. You would need OCR software to pull text out of those.
- Does this preserve formatting like tables or columns? No — text is extracted in reading order as plain text, so complex layouts (multi-column pages, tables) may come out re-flowed.
- Is my file uploaded anywhere? No — extraction happens entirely in your browser; the PDF is never sent to a server.