PDF to Text Converter

Extract all the text from a PDF, page by page, and copy or download it as a .txt file.

How do I copy text from a PDF?

Choose the PDF and press Extract text. The tool reads the text layer of every page with PDF.js, rebuilds the lines in reading order and gives you plain text to copy or download as a .txt file.

Tips

Tick page markers to keep track of where each page starts.
If no text is found, the PDF is a scan (a picture of text). Convert the pages with PDF to Image and read them with Image to Text (OCR).
Multi-column layouts may come out column by column; check tables before reusing the text.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Scans have no text layer — use the OCR tool on the page images instead.

Is there a page limit?

No fixed limit; very large documents depend on your device memory.

Is the PDF uploaded?

No, extraction runs entirely in your browser.