Extract Text from PDF

Pull embedded text out of a PDF and copy or download it as a text file. Everything runs locally in your browser.

Drop one PDF file here or

Input: one PDF file with embedded selectable text. Output: plain text.

Options

This extracts embedded selectable text only. It does not perform OCR on scanned pages.

Loaded file

Choose a PDF to see page count and size.

Extracted text

PDF text support

Extracts embedded selectable text from standard PDFs. Scanned pages need OCR and will not produce text here.

How it works

  1. Choose one PDF from your device.
  2. Extract embedded text page by page.
  3. Copy or download the text without uploading the PDF.

Private by design.

Your PDF is read in your browser. File contents and extracted text are never uploaded.