📃 PDF to Text
Pull all text out of a PDF as a plain .txt file
🔒 Your image never leaves your device. All processing happens locally in your browser using pdfjs-dist (client-side text extraction). No upload, no server, no tracking.
Features
- Preserves Reading Order — Text is extracted in natural reading order — columns and paragraphs handled correctly.
- All Languages — Works with Latin, CJK, Arabic, and more.
- Instant — Most PDFs convert in under a second.
- 100% Private — Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
How It Works
- Upload PDF — Drop your file onto the page.
- Extract — Click Extract Text.
- Download — Save the .txt file or copy the text.
Use Cases
- Search a PDF's full text in another tool
- Quickly copy quotes from a long document
- Paste PDF content into email or chat
Frequently Asked Questions
Works on scanned PDFs?
Not directly — scanned pages have no text layer. Run OCR first with the PDF OCR tool.
Upload to server?
No. Runs in your browser.
Max size?
Around 100 MB.
Free?
Yes — no signup, no watermark.
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