Skip to content
Toolden

TOOLDENIMAGEON-DEVICE

PDF to Text

Pull the plain text out of a PDF for editing, searching or repurposing. Extraction runs entirely in your browser, your document never leaves your device.

Extraction runs locally with PDF.js. Scanned PDFs without a text layer need OCR, try Image to Text for those.
Pick a PDF on the left to extract its text layer here.

Pick a PDF and its text layer will be extracted in your browser using PDF.js. Nothing is uploaded, your document never leaves your device.

HOW TO USE

  1. 1Pick a PDF file on the left.
  2. 2Its text layer is extracted locally with PDF.js, page count is shown on the right.
  3. 3Review the extracted text on the right and edit if needed.
  4. 4Copy it or download as .txt on the right.

EXAMPLE

INPUT

annual-report.pdf (12 pages)

OUTPUT

12 pages · plain text extracted from the PDF

FAQ

My PDF has no text, what now?
Scanned documents without a text layer need OCR. Use the Image to Text tool for those instead.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Extraction runs entirely in your browser, the document never leaves your device.
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
No, a scanned PDF has no text layer. Use Image to Text with OCR for scanned documents. Accuracy depends on scan quality.
What languages are supported?
English and Hindi work best. Other languages with Latin scripts are supported too.

RELATED TOOLS

PDF to Images↗Image to Text↗PDF to Images↗