What if my PDF is a scan and returns no text?

A scanned PDF only contains images. Run it through the OCR tool first to recognise the characters, then convert the result to text.

Is the formatting preserved?

No. The output is plain .txt with no fonts or columns; it favours reusable content over the original page layout.

Is the extracted text faithful to the original?

On a natively text-based PDF, yes: the real characters are retrieved, accents and punctuation included, with no approximate interpretation.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. All processing happens in your browser: your files never leave your device.

PDF to text

Pull all the text out of a PDF into a simple .txt file.

To convert a PDF to text, import it: the tool extracts all selectable text content and gathers it into a .txt file ready to download. Everything runs in your browser: the file is never uploaded to a server.

100% local processing
100% free
No sign-up

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How to

Import the PDF containing the text to extract.
The tool reads each page and gathers the text.
Download the resulting .txt file.

Features

Whole-document extraction

Every page is scanned and its text concatenated in order, from start to finish. You get the entire written content in a single flat file, ready to reuse.

Universal .txt output

The result is a plain text file with no proprietary formatting, readable in any editor and easy to reuse in a spreadsheet, a script, or an email.

Text faithful to the source

The tool retrieves the characters actually present in the PDF, accents and punctuation included, with no approximate recognition on natively text-based documents.

100% local processing

Your documents, often sensitive, pass through no server at all. The text is extracted in the browser, ensuring confidentiality even for internal reports.

Use cases

Copy the content of a report to reuse it in another document.
Feed a search engine or a script with plain text.
Extract quotes from an e-book or a research paper.
Recover the text of an old PDF to rework it in a word processor.

Your files never leave your device

Unlike most online PDF tools that upload your files to their servers, all processing happens right here, in your browser. No document is ever sent, stored or analyzed remotely: it's free, no sign-up, and private by design.

Frequently asked questions

What if my PDF is a scan and returns no text?: A scanned PDF only contains images. Run it through the OCR tool first to recognise the characters, then convert the result to text.
Is the formatting preserved?: No. The output is plain .txt with no fonts or columns; it favours reusable content over the original page layout.
Is the extracted text faithful to the original?: On a natively text-based PDF, yes: the real characters are retrieved, accents and punctuation included, with no approximate interpretation.
Are my files uploaded to a server?: No. All processing happens in your browser: your files never leave your device.