Convert PDF to text
Pull all the words out of a PDF into a plain .txt file, in reading order, with tables kept as columns.
- Processed on your device, never uploaded
- Free, no sign-up, no watermark
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About PDF to Text
This tool pulls the words out of a PDF and saves them as a plain .txt file. It keeps the reading order, so paragraphs, headings and table rows come out in the order you would read them, with table rows set in columns. If you need to convert PDF to text online free, there is no sign-up, no watermark and no daily cap.
The clean text is handy for notes, search, or pasting into AI tools. You can extract all pages or a range, and you can mark where each page starts so you can find your place later.
It suits researchers, students and writers who need the words without the layout. For example, a student can pull the text of a long journal article into a .txt file and paste quotes into their notes without fixing broken lines. Everything runs in your browser, and files are never uploaded. Scanned PDFs have no selectable text, so run them through OCR first.
How to use PDF to Text
- Drop your PDF on the page, or click Choose file.
- Leave Pages empty for all pages, or type a range.
- Turn on Mark where each page starts if you want page markers.
- Click Extract text.
- Download the .txt file.
Reading order
Paragraphs, headings and table rows in the order you read them.
Clean text
Ready for notes, search or AI tools.
Private by design
Done in your browser; your PDF is never uploaded.
Free, no limits
No sign-up, no watermark and no daily cap.
Example
Input: a 20-page journal-article.pdf.
You type 3-7 in Pages and turn on page markers.
You click Extract text.
Result: a .txt file with pages 3 to 7 in reading order, each page clearly marked.
PDF to Text: questions people ask
How do I copy all the text from a PDF?
Open the file here, press Extract text, and open the .txt file that downloads.
What about scanned PDFs?
Scans contain no selectable text. Run the OCR PDF tool first, then extract the text.
Is there a limit?
There is no daily cap. You can extract all pages or pick a range.
Is my file uploaded?
No. All processing happens in your browser.
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