PDF to Text Extractor
Pull the plain text content out of any PDF so you can copy, search or paste it elsewhere. Text is extracted entirely in your browser.
How to Use the PDF to Text Extractor
- Choose a PDF file from your device.
- Wait a moment while text is extracted page by page.
- Review the extracted text in the output box.
- Click "Copy Text" to paste it elsewhere, or "Download as .txt" to save it as a file.
Why Use This Tool?
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No. Text extraction runs entirely in your browser using the open-source PDF.js library. Your document never leaves your device, which matters when handling resumes, contracts or other private files.
Will this work on scanned PDFs?
This tool extracts text that's already embedded in the PDF as selectable characters. Scanned documents that are just images of text (with no OCR layer) won't produce extractable text, since there's no underlying text data to read.
Does formatting get preserved?
Basic line and paragraph breaks are preserved as best as possible, but complex layouts like multi-column text or tables may not extract in perfect reading order, since PDF text positions individual characters rather than structured paragraphs.
What can I do with the extracted text?
Copy it into a document, search it for keywords, paste it into an editor, or download it as a plain .txt file for further processing anywhere you like.