Free PDF to Text Converter
Pull the text out of a PDF and download it as a plain .txt file — nothing is uploaded, extraction happens entirely in your browser. Need images instead of text? Try the PDF to PNG Converter, or use PDF Tools for merging and splitting.
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Your PDF is read entirely on your device using JavaScript - it never leaves your browser. Scanned PDFs with no embedded text won't produce results.
Extracted text
How to convert a PDF to text
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Add your PDF
Click "Browse for a PDF" or drag a file in directly.
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Click "Extract text & download"
Every page's text is pulled out and combined right in your browser.
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Save the result
A .txt file downloads automatically once it's ready.
Example use cases
Pulling content into another document
Extract text from a PDF to paste into an email, doc, or CMS.
Searching or indexing a PDF's content
Get plain text out of a PDF so it can be searched or fed into another tool.
Quoting from a report
Grab exact wording from a PDF without retyping it by hand.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the output empty or garbled?
If a PDF is a scan or a photo of a document with no embedded text layer, there's no text to extract - you'd need OCR software for that instead.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF is read and its text extracted entirely in your browser using JavaScript - it never leaves your device.
Does formatting like bold or tables carry over?
No - the output is plain text. Layout, styling, and table structure are not preserved.
Is there a file size limit?
This runs entirely in your browser, so the practical limit depends on your device's memory rather than an upload cap.