Extract text from PDF
Copy the text already present in your PDF.
Drop a PDF to extract its text
Drop a file or click to browse · up to 12 MB · max 1 files
Never leaves your device — it all runs in your browserExtract text from PDF copies the text already inside a PDF, entirely inside your browser tab. Add your file, choose all pages or a page range, then copy the extracted text or download it as a plain .txt file. Unlike iLovePDF, Smallpdf or Adobe, which send your document to their servers to read it, this tool runs Mozilla’s pdf.js on your own device: your PDF never leaves your browser, so it’s the safe choice for contracts, invoices or anything confidential. It copies the text that is already there — it does not recognize scans, interpret tables or columns, or unlock password-protected files.
How it works
- Drop your PDF onto the page, or click to choose it.
- Leave “All pages” selected, or pick “Specific pages” and type a range like 1-3, 5, 8-10.
- Click Extract text.
- Copy the text or download it as extracted-text.txt. Everything happened in your browser; nothing was uploaded.
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