PDF to Text
Extract all the text from a PDF and copy or download it as a .txt file.
Text is read from the PDF itself in your browser. Scanned PDFs are images and contain no text to extract.
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- Word & Character Counter — Count the extracted words.
- PDF to Word — Convert to an editable document instead.
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How to use the PDF to Text
Extract all the text from a PDF and copy or download it as a .txt file.
- 1 Choose a PDF file.
- 2 Choose whether to mark where each page starts.
- 3 Click Extract text, then copy it or download a .txt file.
Example and practical tips
Extract the text of a research paper to paste quotes into your notes, or feed it to the word counter or keyword density checker.
Frequently asked questions
Why is some text in the wrong order?
PDFs store text by position. Unusual layouts such as sidebars or rotated text may come out in a different order.
Can it read scanned PDFs?
No. Scanned pages contain images of text and need OCR.
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