PDF to Text
Extract raw text for search & reuse.
- Files never leave your device
- Free & unlimited
- No upload, no sign-up
Drop a PDF here
or click to browse — files stay on your device
Options
Scanned PDFs have no text layer — the tool will tell you if nothing can be extracted. Output is UTF-8 plain text.
Done
How to PDF to Text
- 01
Add the PDF — its text layer is read locally.
- 02
Optionally choose page ranges and page markers.
- 03
Download the .txt and use the text anywhere.
PDF to Text — questions
Will scanned PDFs work?
Scans are usually images without a text layer, so little or no text can be pulled from them — you'd need OCR first. Digital PDFs extract perfectly.
Can I choose specific pages?
Yes — leave the field empty for the whole document, or enter ranges like 1-3, 7.
How is the text laid out?
Reading order per line, with line breaks where the PDF has them. Optional page markers like --- Page 3 --- separate pages in the output.
What encoding is the .txt file?
UTF-8, so any language, emoji or symbol in the text layer survives intact.