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PDF to Text

Download the text already in the PDF. A scan with no text needs OCR first.

Files stay on this device
  1. 1Upload
  2. 2Options
  3. 3Process
  4. 4Download

Drop a file here, or browse.

PDF only · processed in your browser

PDF to Text reads the existing text layer with PDF.js and downloads a .txt file. It does not OCR. If the PDF has no text layer, the tool stops with an error and points you to OCR PDF instead of saving an empty file. Processing stays on this device.

This tool is free to use.

Files stay on this device.

How to extract text from a PDF

  1. Upload one PDF.
  2. Process. The worker reads each page’s text layer.
  3. Download the .txt file, or follow the error to OCR PDF if nothing was selectable.

PDF to text FAQs

Does the file leave this device?

No. Text is read in the browser.

What if the PDF is a scan?

You get an error that there is no text layer, not an empty download. Use OCR PDF to add a text layer first.

How is this different from OCR?

This page only copies text that is already there. OCR uploads a scan and adds a text layer.

Page guide updated 2026-09-26