PDF to Text Converter

Pull the selectable text out of a PDF into a clean plain-text file. Upload your PDF, choose Text as the output, and download the TXT file directly.

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Images, PDFs, text, CSV, JSON, audio — processed privately in your browser

How to convert

  1. 1Upload your PDF file using the tool above.
  2. 2Text (TXT) is selected automatically as the output.
  3. 3Click Convert to extract the selectable text.
  4. 4Download your TXT file individually.

Supported formats

Input: PDF

Output: TXT (plain text)

Good to know

This extracts selectable text only. Scanned PDFs that are images of pages need OCR, which is not available in this build, so they return little or no text.

Frequently asked questions

Why is my text empty?+

The PDF is likely a scan (an image of pages). OCR is required to read text from images and is not supported here.

Is the layout preserved?+

No. Text is extracted in reading order without fonts, columns or images. Use PDF to Word if you need a richer document.

Does it work offline?+

The conversion runs in your browser, but the page itself needs to load first.

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