UseTool

PDF to text

Pull the words out of a PDF and save them as a plain text file. Lines and paragraphs are rebuilt from the layout, so it reads like text and not like a list of fragments.

Drop your PDF herePDF

🔒 Your PDF never leaves your device.

How it works

How it works

  1. 1

    Add what goes in

    Drop your PDF here, or pick it from your device.

  2. 2

    Start it

    Set the page range, then start. Everything runs in this browser — no upload, no queue, no account.

  3. 3

    Take the result

    The TXT is ready the moment the run finishes. Save it straight to your device.

When you need this

  • Quotes from a long report should be pasted into an email without retyping.
  • A PDF manual needs to be searched and edited in a plain text editor.

Supported formats

PDF

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

What files can I use here?

Reads PDF. One file at a time.

What do I get back?

You get TXT.

Does the file lose quality?

Your file is read, not changed. The original stays exactly as it was.

When does it not work?

Needs a text layer. A pure scan of paper has none — use text recognition first. Password-protected files cannot be opened.

Does the text stay searchable?

Yes, and compressing keeps it that way too: by default only the embedded photos are recompressed, while text, fonts and layout stay untouched. Merging, splitting and adding images move the pages as they are. Only the second compression method redraws every page as an image — then the text becomes part of the picture, and the tool says so before you start.

Can password-protected PDFs be opened?

No. A PDF locked with a password cannot be read in the browser, and the tool says so rather than producing an empty document. Remove the protection in the program that created the file first.

Private by design

Your files stay on your device

Your PDF never leaves your device.

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