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Extract Text from PDF Online — PDF to TXT
Pull all the text out of a PDF into a plain .txt file you can copy or download — instantly and privately.
Files never leave your device No installation
Need the raw text out of a PDF — for editing, translation, analysis or feeding into another program? This tool extracts every word from a digital PDF into clean plain text, with optional page markers, a word count, one-click copy and a .txt download.
Extraction runs locally in your browser in seconds, even for long documents. If your PDF is a scan with no selectable text, the tool detects that and points you to the OCR tool instead.
Whole-document extraction
Every page’s text pulled out in reading order, in one click.
Copy or download
Copy all text to the clipboard or save it as a .txt file.
Page markers
Optional “--- Page N ---” separators keep long documents navigable.
Word & character count
Instant statistics on the extracted text.
How to use the Extract Text tool
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Drop in your PDF.
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Click Extract text — it takes seconds.
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Review the text with word and character counts.
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Copy it to the clipboard or download a .txt file.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert a PDF to plain text?
Open the Extract Text tool, drop in your PDF, and click extract — you get the full text ready to copy or download as .txt.
Why is no text found in my PDF?
Your PDF is probably a scan — an image of a page rather than digital text. Use the OCR tool, which reads the text in the image and makes it extractable.
Does extraction preserve the layout?
You get the text content in reading order with line breaks; complex multi-column layouts are linearized, as with any text extraction.
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