Copy or download the text stored in a PDF.
PDF to Text pulls the readable text out of a PDF so you can copy it or save it as a plain .txt file. Everything runs in your browser, so your PDF is never uploaded.
It reads the text that is stored in the PDF, which is how most documents created on a computer are saved.
Add your PDF and press Extract text. The text appears on the page, page by page, and you can copy it or download it as a .txt file.
A scanned PDF is just a picture of a page. It contains no text to extract, so the result is empty, and you would need a program that reads pictures (OCR).
Columns, tables and unusual fonts can come out in a different order from how they look on the page.
To work with the pages as pictures instead, use PDF to JPG or PDF to PNG.
Add the PDF and press Extract text. You can then copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
No. A scan is only a picture and has no text inside. The tool tells you when no text was found.
Only the text and its line breaks. Tables and columns may not look the same as in the PDF.
No. The text is read in your browser.