PDF to Text Converter
Upload a PDF to get all of its text as plain text, with the lines of each page in reading order.
Your files never leave your device — everything runs in your browser.
How to Use
- 1Drop your PDF file.
- 2The text of every page is extracted in a few seconds.
- 3Turn page separators on or off.
- 4Copy the text, or download it as a .txt file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is no text extracted from my PDF?
Your PDF is probably scanned: its pages are images of text, not text. Use the PDF OCR tool to recognize the text in the images.
Is the formatting kept?
The output is plain text, so fonts, colors, and images are dropped. The line structure and reading order are kept. Columns that sit next to each other are separated by wide spaces.
Can it handle large PDFs?
Yes. Documents with hundreds of pages work fine, because each page is processed in turn on your device.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Text extraction runs in your browser, and the file never leaves your device.