PDF to Text

Extract the text from a PDF — copy it or download a .txt file. Runs in your browser, nothing uploaded.

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Drop a PDF here — or click to browse

Pick a file to begin.

How to use

Drop a text-based PDF and its contents are extracted page by page. Copy the result or download a .txt. Note this reads real text, not scanned images — a scanned PDF with no text layer will come back empty (that needs OCR, which isn't part of this tool). Everything runs in your browser.