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Turn a PDF into readable text
Upload a PDF and get its text as a .txt file. Processing runs in a restricted queued worker and the file is removed afterward. Email delivery is optional and never subscribes you to marketing.
About the PDF to Text
PDF to Text extracts the text layer of a PDF and delivers it as a plain .txt file you can search, copy, or paste into another program.
It reads text that is stored as text. Scanned documents that are only pictures of pages contain no text layer, so they produce an empty result and would need OCR software instead. Processing happens on our own server in a restricted background worker, never through an AI provider. You get a private status page that updates when the job finishes. Uploads are removed after processing and results expire after 48 hours.
How to use it
- Choose a PDF up to 10 MB.
- Select Queue extraction.
- Wait on the status page, then download the .txt file.
Common uses
- Copying content out of a PDF that does not allow easy selection.
- Searching or analysing the text of long reports.
- Reusing text from a PDF in a document or email.
Tips
- Columns, tables and headers may come out in a different order than they appear on the page; check the result.
- If the result is empty, the PDF is probably a scan without a text layer.