PDF to text
Extract selectable text from PDF pages into UTF-8 TXT. Choose pages, keep page breaks and download a report of pages with no text.
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Preview shows up to 12,000 characters. Download the TXT for the full text.
PDF to text
Copy text from reports, manuals and lecture notes without retyping. Select a page range to extract only the sections you need. The TXT file keeps the text layer’s order and separates pages with form-feed characters or blank lines. The page report identifies pages without selectable text. Review columns, tables, equations and complex layouts against the original.
How to use this tool
- Upload a PDF with selectable text, or import its direct public URL.
- Leave the page selection blank for all pages, or enter page numbers and ranges. Choose how to separate pages in the TXT file.
- Download the UTF-8 text and page report. Review pages with no selectable text and check reading order against the PDF.
Supported input formats
PDF
Available settings
- Pages (blank for all)
- Page separator
Output and limitations
Extract selectable text from PDF pages into UTF-8 TXT. Choose pages, keep page breaks and download a report of pages with no text.
One unencrypted PDF up to 20 MB and 500 pages. Selectable page text only; no OCR. Comments, form values, images and original layouts are not reconstructed. Reading order, spacing and font encoding may need correction. Maximum 10 million characters; processing stops after 45 seconds.
Will the TXT file preserve tables, columns and form fields?
Plain text does not keep the PDF layout. Column order and spaces depend on the source text layer. Images, annotations and form field values are not converted. Check important passages against the PDF.
Can this extract text from scanned PDF pages?
Scans contain pictures rather than a selectable text layer. Run OCR first, then extract text from the searchable PDF. Mixed documents can return text from some pages and flag the others in the report. The tool does not guess missing words.
What if processing fails?
Check the supported formats and file limits, then try a smaller file. Keep an original copy. A clear error message will explain an unsupported input or an unavailable processing service.