Free browser tool

Extract text from PDF

Extract text from selected or all PDF pages and save it as TXT.

Input and settings

How to use

Extract text from PDF processes your input in the browser, then lets you inspect or download the result.

Choose or paste the input.
Adjust only the options you need.
Run the tool and inspect or download the result.

Input: PDF files and the settings required for this operation
Processing: In-browser

Before using the result

Keep originals when editing important files and verify the downloaded result before replacing the source.

What to know before using it

A PDF may contain real text objects or only an image of text. This extractor mainly works with the former. An empty result from a scan often means OCR is needed rather than the file being broken.

Common failure points

Columns, tables, and vertical text can lose reading order.
Custom font maps may produce garbled characters.
Check rights and usage terms before republishing extracted text.

Practical example

For an invoice PDF, use extraction first to determine whether item names and amounts are searchable text.