PDF to Text

Extract embedded text from a PDF to a TXT file.

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One PDF file

Extracts embedded text in page order. Scanned, image-only PDFs contain no embedded text and need OCR — this tool will tell you when that's the case.

How to use

  1. Upload your input.
  2. Adjust options if needed.
  3. Run the tool and download the result.

FAQs

Does this OCR scanned documents?

No — it extracts embedded text only. Scanned image-only PDFs need an OCR engine.

Supported formats

Input: application/pdf

Output: text/plain

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