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PDF to Text

Extract the text from a PDF and save it as a TXT file.

Click to choose files or drag & drop here
    🔒 Privacy: everything happens inside your browser. Your files are not uploaded to any server.

    How to use PDF to Text

    1. Choose the PDF file.
    2. Press Run. The text is read page by page.
    3. Download the TXT file, or check the preview shown below the button.

    Frequently asked questions

    Why do I get no text?

    Scanned PDFs are pictures of pages, so they contain no selectable text. This tool reads text that is already inside the PDF and cannot do OCR.

    Is the layout kept?

    The text order is kept page by page, but columns and tables may not look exactly like the original.

    Is my PDF uploaded?

    No. The text is extracted in your browser.

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