Does this work on scanned PDFs?

Only when the scan already has an OCR text layer. For image-only scans, use OCR Searchable PDF.

Will the original layout be preserved?

Plain text keeps reading order and page boundaries, but complex columns, fonts and visual formatting are not reproduced.

No. Text extraction runs locally in your browser.

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PDF to Text

Extract selectable text from every page of a PDF and save it as a plain text file.

Free foreverRuns in your browserNo sign-up

Drop a PDF here, or click to choose

Processed locally in your browser.

About the PDF to Text

PDF to Text reads the selectable text layer from every page and combines it into a clean plain-text result with page markers. Copy the result directly or download a .txt file.

This is useful for reports, invoices, research papers and ebooks that already contain real text. Image-only scans need OCR Searchable PDF instead.

Key features

Extract every page in order
Page markers in the output
Copy or download as TXT
Private browser processing

How to use

1Upload a PDF that contains selectable text.
2Select Extract text and review the page-separated result.
3Copy the text or download the TXT file.

Examples

Extract a report

Input: 12-page selectable PDF

Output: Page-separated plain text

Use the page markers to trace each paragraph back to its source page.

Frequently asked questions

Does this work on scanned PDFs?: Only when the scan already has an OCR text layer. For image-only scans, use OCR Searchable PDF.
Will the original layout be preserved?: Plain text keeps reading order and page boundaries, but complex columns, fonts and visual formatting are not reproduced.
Is the PDF uploaded?: No. Text extraction runs locally in your browser.