Extract Text from PDF

Read the existing PDF text layer and export TXT without OCR.

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Tool workspace

Nothing is uploaded

How to use

  1. Choose a PDF and optionally select pages.
  2. Read its existing text layer.
  3. Review and download TXT.

Privacy and data handling

Input and output are processed by the current browser tab. The site has no content upload API and does not write your content to an account or cloud storage.

Formats and limitations

This is not OCR. Scanned images without a text layer produce no text. Reading order may be inaccurate for columns, tables, or vertical text.

Frequently asked questions

Why can I see text but extract nothing?

The page may be a scanned image or the letters may have been converted to vector outlines.