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Extract Text from a PDF

Pull text out of any PDF in seconds — copy the whole file or just specific pages.

  • Browser-based processing
  • No signup required
  • Free forever
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Drag & drop your PDF here

How It Works

  1. Upload your PDF

    Drag and drop or browse to select the file you want to extract text from.

  2. Choose pages to extract

    Extract all pages at once or specify a custom page range.

  3. Download text file

    Get a clean .txt file with all the extracted content.

What to Do Next

Convert to Word instead Get an editable document Split the PDF first Extract pages before getting text

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How does browser-based processing work?

This tool uses PDF.js, Mozilla's open-source PDF renderer, running entirely in your browser. Your PDF is parsed locally to extract text content. No network requests are made during processing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it safe to extract text here?

Yes. Your file never leaves your browser. All text extraction is performed locally using JavaScript — no uploads, no servers, no third parties involved.

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Only if the PDF has embedded text. Scanned images without OCR processing won't produce text output. For scanned documents, you'd need an OCR tool first.

Is there a file size limit?

No hard limit. Processing happens in your browser, so it depends on your device's available memory. Most files up to several hundred megabytes work fine.

Does this work on mobile?

Yes. The tool works in any modern browser on phones, tablets, and desktops.