PDF to TXT

Extract all readable text from a PDF into a plain text file. Preserves line breaks within pages and separates pages with blank lines.

Drop a PDF here

or click to choose a file

Accepted: PDF · No upload

How to extract text from PDF

Add a PDF file.
Click Extract text.
Download the .txt file.

Privacy

Runs in your browser using pdf.js.

Known limitations

Scanned PDFs without a text layer produce empty output — use OCR PDF first.
Layout, formatting and images are not preserved.