PDF to Text Converter

Extract text content from PDF files instantly. Copy to clipboard or download as a TXT file. 100% client-side -- your files never leave your browser.

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Enable OCR

Use OCR for scanned PDFs that have no selectable text. Slower but works with image-based pages.

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Drop a PDF file here or click to upload

PDF files only

How to Extract Text from PDF

  1. Upload a PDF file using the drop zone or file picker.
  2. Text is automatically extracted from all pages.
  3. For scanned PDFs, enable the OCR toggle to extract text from images.
  4. Copy extracted text to clipboard or download as a TXT file.

Features

  • Extract text from multi-page PDF documents
  • OCR mode for scanned/image-based PDFs using Tesseract.js
  • 12+ language support for OCR text recognition
  • Page-by-page text extraction with clear markers
  • Word and character count for extracted text
  • One-click copy to clipboard
  • Download extracted text as a TXT file
  • 100% client-side processing -- files never leave your device
  • No sign-up, no file size limits, completely free
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