PDF to Text
Extract selectable text from digital PDFs in your browser. Scanned pages need OCR (not yet available).
Methodology & standardsRuns on your device
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PDF only · up to 100 MB per file · processed locally in your browser
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How the calculation works and where its limits are.
How do I extract text from a PDF online?
Upload your PDF document to the tool. The text extraction engine will parse all digital characters and display the full plain-text contents with page breaks. You can copy the text to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file.
Why is some text not extracted from scanned documents?
This tool extracts selectable, digital vector text embedded in PDFs. Scanned documents or photos stored as bitmap images require Optical Character Recognition (OCR) rather than standard text extraction.
Is my text data kept private?
Yes. All text parsing runs client-side inside your web browser. No document data is sent to or stored on remote servers.