PDF to Text

About PDF to Text

PDF to Text is a free online tool. Extract the plain text from a PDF so you can copy, search or edit it elsewhere. It runs entirely in your browser, so there is nothing to install, no account to create and no watermark added to your result.

How to use PDF to Text

1. Upload one or more PDF or image files, depending on the tool.
2. Adjust the options such as page ranges, rotation or order.
3. Press the action button and download your finished file.

Worked example

Enter a short sample first to see how PDF to Text behaves, check the result, then run your real content.

Tips for best results

• Scanned PDFs are pictures of text and contain no extractable text; they need OCR software instead.
• Everything runs in your browser, so you can use PDF to Text even on a slow connection once the page has loaded.

Limits to keep in mind

• Files are processed in your browser, so very large files depend on your device memory and may be slow. The limit is 50 MB per file.
• Password-protected PDFs may fail to open. Scanned PDFs are pictures of text, so text-extraction tools cannot read them without OCR.

Frequently asked questions