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Extract Text from PDF
Extract selectable text from PDF pages locally, then copy it or download a TXT file.
Choose a PDF to extract its existing selectable text page by page, then copy the result or download TXT. The document stays in your browser. Image-only scans have no text layer, so this version identifies those pages instead of pretending that empty extraction is accurate.
The PDF and extracted text stay in this browser.
PDF.js reads the document text layer locally and keeps page boundaries in the plain-text result.
How to use this tool
- Choose a PDF of up to 50 MB and 300 pages.
- Extract the selectable text and review any pages reported without text.
- Copy the result or download it as a UTF-8 TXT file.
Ways to use it
- Reuse report text
- Collect selectable copy from reports, statements or reference documents.
- Check scan quality
- Identify pages that need OCR before they can be searched or copied.
Supported files and limits
- Scanned pages require OCR and may appear as empty pages in this text-layer extractor.
- Complex columns, tables and reading order may not reproduce the visual layout.
Common questions
Will formatting be preserved?
The output is plain text. Page boundaries are retained, but fonts, images and visual layout are not.