Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

No. Text extraction runs entirely in your browser using pdf.js — the PDF file never leaves your device.

Why is some text missing or garbled?

PDFs store text in several ways. If text was created by scanning a document (image-only PDF), there is no embedded text to extract — you would need an OCR tool instead. If the PDF uses custom font encoding, some characters may be misread. Both are limitations of the PDF format itself.

No. This tool extracts the text that is already embedded in the PDF. Scanned documents that contain only images of text will produce empty or near-empty output.

Is there a file size limit?

There is no hard limit in the tool itself, but very large PDFs (hundreds of pages) may take longer since all processing happens in your browser's JavaScript engine.

PDF TO TEXT

Extract all embedded text from a PDF — page by page. Copy or download as a plain .txt file. Runs entirely in your browser, nothing is uploaded.

Drop a PDF here or click to browse

Runs entirely in your browser

How to extract text from a PDF

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Drop your PDF onto the upload area or click to select it.
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The tool extracts text from every page using pdf.js, entirely client-side.
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Review the extracted text in the preview area, which is organized page by page.
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Click Copy text to copy it all, or Download .txt to save it as a plain text file.

Questions

Is my PDF uploaded to a server?: No. Text extraction runs entirely in your browser using pdf.js — the PDF file never leaves your device.
Why is some text missing or garbled?: PDFs store text in several ways. If text was created by scanning a document (image-only PDF), there is no embedded text to extract — you would need an OCR tool instead. If the PDF uses custom font encoding, some characters may be misread. Both are limitations of the PDF format itself.
Does this do OCR?: No. This tool extracts the text that is already embedded in the PDF. Scanned documents that contain only images of text will produce empty or near-empty output.
Is there a file size limit?: There is no hard limit in the tool itself, but very large PDFs (hundreds of pages) may take longer since all processing happens in your browser's JavaScript engine.