PDF to Text

Pull all the text out of a PDF so you can copy, search or edit it.

Files stay on your device No limits No sign-up No watermark

Drop a PDF here or select a file PDF · processed on your device

Your files are processed in this browser tab and never uploaded.

How to use PDF to Text

Add your PDF.

The text appears page by page.

Copy it or download a .txt file.

This reads the text stored in the PDF. Scanned documents are images of text, so they contain no text to extract: you'd need OCR for those.

Are my files uploaded?

No. Everything happens in your browser on your own device. Your files are never sent to a server, so they stay private.

Why is my result empty?

The PDF is probably a scan: the pages are pictures, not text. Text extraction only works on PDFs made from documents.