Extract Text from a PDF
Pull all the text out of a PDF, preview it, copy it, or download it as a .txt file. Nothing is uploaded, it all happens on your device.
Click to choose a PDF file, or drag and drop it here
Stays on your device, nothing is uploaded.
Are my PDF files uploaded anywhere?
No. Text is extracted entirely inside your browser using JavaScript. Your files never leave your device or touch a server.
Will this work on a scanned PDF?
No, not on its own. This reads text that's already embedded in the PDF, a scanned page is just an image, so there's no text to extract unless it was already run through OCR.
Does formatting like columns or tables come through cleanly?
Mostly, but complex layouts (multi-column pages, tables) can come out in an unexpected reading order, since PDFs don't store text in a strict top-to-bottom structure.
Can I extract text from a password-protected PDF?
Not currently. Password-protected or encrypted PDFs can't be read by the tool and will show an error, remove the password first with a PDF reader.