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PDF to Text

Pull the text out of a PDF page by page, then copy it or save it as a .txt file.

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Drop a PDF here or click to choose a file

How to get the text out of a PDF

  1. Drop the PDF in — nothing is uploaded, the text layer is read locally with pdf.js.
  2. Optionally limit it to some pages (1-3, 5, 8-) and choose whether to mark page boundaries.
  3. Press Extract text, then copy the result or save it as a .txt file.

FAQ

Why is the result empty?

Because the PDF has no text layer. Scanned or photographed documents store each page as an image; you need OCR for those, not text extraction.

Why is the spacing a bit odd?

A PDF stores text as positioned fragments, not as sentences. The tool rebuilds lines from those positions, which works well for normal documents but can shuffle multi-column layouts and tables.

Does it keep Chinese, accents and emoji?

Yes. The text is extracted as Unicode and the .txt file is written as UTF-8, so CJK characters, accented letters and symbols survive intact.

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