PDF to Text ConverterSave a PDF’s text as a .txt file.

Open a PDF and save all of its text as a plain text file, page after page, ready to paste anywhere.
Scanned PDFs have no text inside: use the OCR tool for those.

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Drop a PDF to read it

Or choose a file, or paste one. It opens right here, in your browser.

Any PDF, including large and password-protected files.

Or try an example

Your PDF stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

THREE SIMPLE STEPS

How to use the PDF to Text

Open your PDF

Drop a PDF onto the page or choose it from your device. It opens in the reader.

Choose Save as text

Click the text icon in the toolbar (or “Save as text” in the menu on a phone).

Get the .txt file

The text of every page is saved as a UTF-8 text file, with a blank line between pages.

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PDF to Text FAQ

Is this PDF to text converter free?

Yes. No account, no limit and no watermark.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. The text is read from the PDF in your browser and saved straight to your device.

What about scanned PDFs?

A scanned page is a picture with no text inside, so there is nothing to save. The reader tells you so; the free OCR tool can read the words from the scan.

Does it keep the line breaks?

Yes. Lines end where they end in the PDF, and pages are separated by a blank line. Accents and other alphabets are kept (UTF-8).

Can I copy only part of the text?

Yes. Select text right on the page in the reader and copy it, or search for a word first.

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