Extract Text
Pull embedded text from a PDF and export as .txt.
- 1Upload
- 2Configure
- 3Process
- 4Download
Works on PDFs with an embedded text layer. Scanned image-only PDFs need OCR PDF.
Drop a PDF to extract text
or click to browse · files over 20 MB may be slow on phones
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What this tool does
Extract Text reads text objects already embedded in the PDF (via pdf.js) and shows them in an editable area you can copy or download. It does not OCR scanned pages—use OCR PDF for image-only documents.
How to use it
- Upload a PDF that has a selectable text layer (not a pure scan).
- Extract to view the text.
- Copy or download as .txt.
Common use cases
- Grab quotes from a report
- Feed text into notes or AI summarize (text-only payloads)
- Quick accessibility check for selectable text
FAQs
- Why is my scan empty?
- Scanned PDFs are images without an embedded text layer. Use OCR PDF to recognize text from those pages in your browser.
- Is text sent to a server?
- Not for this tool—extraction stays in your browser.