Plain text, without the formatting
Sometimes you just need the words: to paste into an email, feed into another tool, translate, search or quote. PDF to Text pulls the text from every page and lays it out line by line in reading order, with a tab where the columns of a table are separated. Turn on page markers to see where each page starts.
The text is shown on screen so you can check it before you copy or download it.
How to extract text from a PDF
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Open the PDF
Choose the file.
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Review the text
The extracted text appears on screen. Turn page markers on or off.
- 3
Copy or download
Click Copy all, or Download .txt to save a UTF-8 text file.
Features
Reading order
Text is arranged line by line, top to bottom.
Unicode
Hindi and other scripts are kept, saved as UTF-8.
Page markers
Optional separators show where each page begins.
Instant
No upload, no waiting.
PDF to Text: frequently asked questions
The PDF is probably scanned. Use OCR PDF to recognize the text first.
Some PDFs use fonts that don't map characters to Unicode. OCR PDF can usually recover readable text from those.
No. For bold, headings and tables, use PDF to Word.
UTF-8, which opens correctly in every modern editor.