Extract text from a PDF
Short answer
Pull every page's text out of a PDF into one plain .txt file, in your browser. Free, no signup, nothing uploaded.
Choose a PDF to extract text from
or drop your file here.
Pulls the text layer out to a plain .txt file
Runs in your browser — your file is never uploaded.
Extracting to plain text is handy for reusing content, running a word count, searching, or feeding a document into another program that only takes text.
Because it runs locally, you can extract from sensitive contracts or records without sending them anywhere.
How to extract all text from a PDF
- 1Add the PDF. Every page's text is collected.
- 2Download. One .txt with the whole document.
Frequently asked questions
Are pages separated?+
Yes — extracted text is grouped by page, in order.
Is there a size limit?+
No hard limit; large PDFs are only bounded by your device's memory.