PDF to Text Converter
Extract all the text from a PDF so you can copy it, edit it, or save it as a plain .txt file. Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded and nothing is stored.
How to use
- 1Choose or drop the PDF you want to read.
- 2Click Extract Text and wait while each page is parsed.
- 3Copy the result or download it as a .txt file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my PDF come out empty?
Because it is a scan. A scanned or photographed page is just an image inside a PDF, with no text layer to read. You would need OCR (optical character recognition) for that, not a text extractor.
Will the layout be preserved?
Line breaks are kept, but columns, tables and exact spacing are not. PDFs store text as positioned fragments rather than a document structure, so multi-column pages come out as running text.
Can I extract text from a protected PDF?
If the PDF only restricts editing or printing, the text usually comes out fine. If it needs a password to open, the file can't be read at all without that password.
Is there a size limit?
No fixed limit. Very large documents take a few seconds per hundred pages because each page is parsed individually in your browser.