PDF to Text converter
Get the words out of a PDF, ready to copy, without uploading it.
or drop it here, or paste it
Nothing is uploaded.
About PDF to Text
Copying text from a PDF often breaks lines in odd places or picks up headers you don't want. This converter pulls out the text of the pages you choose so you can copy it in one go or save it as a .txt file.
It reads the text stored inside the PDF. Scanned documents are pictures of pages and have no stored text; for those you need text recognition. Your PDF is read in your browser and stays private.
Type the pages you want, such as 2-4, or leave the box empty to take the whole document. The text appears on the page so you can copy all of it at once, and you can also download it as a .txt file that opens on any device.
The text follows the reading order stored in the PDF. Tables, columns and headings become plain lines of text, without formatting. If you get no text at all, the PDF is probably a scan: turn its pages into images with PDF to JPG and read them with Image to text, which recognises printed letters.
Questions and answers
The PDF is probably a scan: its pages are pictures of text. Those need text recognition (OCR) to read.
The words come out in reading order, line by line. Table layouts and columns are not kept, only their text.
Yes. Type the page numbers in the Pages box, such as 2-4. Pages are separated by a blank line.
No. Your own browser reads the text out of the PDF and nothing is uploaded, which matters for contracts, statements and letters.