PDF to Text
Extract plain text from a PDF.
Drop a file here
or click to choose a PDF
How to PDF to Text
Free PDF to text extractor, with no sign-up and no watermark.
- Upload your PDF.
- Press Extract Text.
- The .txt file downloads with every page separated by a form-feed character.
PDF to Text FAQ
How do I extract text from a PDF for free?
Upload the PDF and press Extract Text. A .txt file downloads. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.
Will it work on a scanned PDF?
On PDFs with embedded text. For scanned PDFs, use our OCR PDF tool, which converts scans into text.
What about reading order?
Words are returned in the natural reading order detected by PdfPig; columns are handled best-effort.