PDF to Text

Extract text content from PDF files with formatting preservation and metadata. All processing happens on your device for complete privacy. After extraction, you can convert the text to a new PDF or edit the original PDF before extracting.

Upload PDF Files

Extraction Options

Specify page numbers separated by commas, or ranges like 1-5

100% Private Processing

Your PDF files are processed entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded to our servers.

How it works

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Upload your PDF files
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Configure extraction options
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Extract text with formatting
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Copy or download as text files

Tips

  • • Works best with text-based PDFs
  • • Scanned PDFs may not extract well
  • • Use page selection for large documents
  • • Preserve formatting for better readability

Key Features

Extract text from any PDF

Preserve formatting options

Select specific pages

Batch text extraction

UTF-8 encoding support

Include metadata option

Benefits

  • Extract content for editing

  • Search within PDF text

  • Create searchable documents

  • Extract data for analysis

  • Convert PDFs to editable text

Common Use Cases

Extracting text for editing

Creating searchable documents

Data extraction from PDFs

Converting PDFs to text files

Extracting quotes and citations

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I extract text from scanned PDFs?

Text extraction works best with text-based PDFs. Scanned PDFs (images) may require OCR technology for accurate text extraction.

Will formatting be preserved?

You can choose to preserve basic formatting or extract plain text. The extracted text maintains the original structure and layout.

Can I extract text from specific pages?

Yes, you can select specific page ranges or individual pages to extract text from only the pages you need.