PDF to Text Converter — Extract Text Free

Extract readable text from any PDF, preview it in the browser, copy it to your clipboard, or download as a .txt file. Works on text-based PDFs — all processing happens in your browser.

Drop your PDF here

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PDF only · Max 50 MB

Choose Pages to Read

Leave the page field empty to extract text from the entire document.

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Pages in PDF
Upload a PDF to see available pages.

Page Preview

These are the pages the tool will read. If left empty, all pages are included.

Scanned-image PDFs without embedded text may return little or no readable content. OCR would be a separate tool.

How to Use the PDF to Text Extractor

  1. Upload the PDF you want to read.
  2. Optionally enter pages or ranges to limit extraction.
  3. Click Extract Text and wait for the text output to appear.
  4. Copy the result or download it as a text file.

Frequently Asked Questions

Only if the PDF already contains selectable text. Pure image scans usually need OCR, which is a different process.
Yes. Enter page numbers or ranges like 2,5,8-10. Leave the field blank to extract from the full PDF.
In your browser. The uploaded PDF is not sent to your server.