PDF to Text
Extract selectable text from PDF pages.
About this tool
The PDF to Text tool extracts selectable text from PDF pages and displays it as plain text you can copy, search, or repurpose. It also shows the page count.
How it works
- Upload your PDF using the file picker.
- The tool extracts text from each page and displays it in order.
- Copy the extracted text or download it as a plain text file.
- Use the text in any editor, spreadsheet, or document.
Example use cases
- Quote extraction: Extract all the text from a 50-page research report to quickly search for specific terms or passages.
- Content repurposing: Pull the text from a PDF press release to reformat it as a blog post or social media content.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the extracted text look garbled or out of order?
Complex layouts with columns, text boxes, and tables can cause extraction order to differ from reading order. Edit the output manually to restore the intended flow.
Does this tool support scanned PDFs?
No - scanned PDFs are images of text, not actual text data. OCR software is required to convert scanned documents.