PDF to Text
Copy all the text out of a PDF — for quoting, searching or editing — with optional page markers, and download it as plain text.
Result
Choose a PDF to extract its text.
How to use this tool
- Choose a PDF and the pages to extract.
- Copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
How it works
pdf.js reads the text stored in each page. Pieces of text on the same baseline are joined into lines, in reading order from top to bottom.
Example
A report
Extract pages 1–3 of a report to paste into an email or document.
Privacy and limitations
- Your files are processed on your device and never uploaded.
- Scanned PDFs contain images rather than text and need OCR, which this tool does not do. Columns and tables may come out in a different order.
Frequently asked questions
Why is no text found?
The PDF is probably a scan or a photo. OCR software is needed to recognise the letters.
Is formatting kept?
No — the result is plain text with line breaks.