📄 PDF Tools

PDF to Text

PDF to Text pulls the selectable text out of your PDF, page by page, so you can copy or save it as plain text. It runs locally in your browser.

pdf-to-text🔒 Runs in your browser

🔒 Extraction runs in your browser with PDF.js — your file is never uploaded.

How to use PDF to Text

  1. Choose a PDF file.
  2. Wait a moment while the text is extracted.
  3. Copy or download the text.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work on scanned PDFs?

Only PDFs with real (selectable) text. For scanned image PDFs, use the Image to Text (OCR) tool instead.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No — extraction runs in your browser with PDF.js; nothing is sent to a server.

Does it keep formatting?

It extracts the raw text content; complex layout and styling are not preserved.

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