Extract Text from PDF
Pull all the selectable text out of a PDF, then copy it or download it as a .txt file. Free, no upload.
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Get the text out of a PDF
Drop in a PDF and this tool extracts all of its selectable text, page by page, so you can copy it or
download it as a .txt file. Everything runs in your browser — your file is never uploaded.
Scanned PDFs
If a PDF is made of scanned images with no embedded text, there is nothing to extract; you would need OCR for that.
Frequently asked questions
Can I save the text as a file?
Yes — besides copying, you can download the extracted text as a .txt file, which is handy for long documents.
Why did it find no text?
The PDF is probably a scan — just images of pages with no real text layer. Text extraction only works on PDFs that contain selectable text.