PDF to Text
Extract text from digital PDFs into a plain TXT file with this PDF to text converter, no upload needed.
Processed on your device, not uploaded.
How to Convert PDF to Text
- 1
Select Your PDF File
Use a digital PDF whose text you can highlight.
- 2
Narrow the Pages
All pages start selected, so type a range for fewer.
- 3
Press Extract Text
Progress shows on the button, and Cancel stops it.
- 4
Download the TXT File
Rename the file if you like, then press Download TXT.
PDF to Text Features
Digital PDF Text Saved as TXT
Pull the words out of journals, contracts, or reports as plain text.
Plain Text With No PDF Styling
Fonts, colors, and styles don't come along when you paste into Word.
Text from One Chapter Only
Type a range like 1-3, 5 instead of extracting the whole document.
Lightweight UTF-8 TXT File
Accented letters and symbols stay readable on phones, laptops, and editors.
Common Questions
Type a page range such as 2-5, then press Extract Text. The text follows page number order.
No, it only reads text in digital PDFs. Run OCR PDF first, then extract the text from the result.
Not fully, because the output is plain text. Text on multi-column pages may also come out mixed.
Yes, the text is read in your device's browser, so the document is not sent to a server.
Yes, download the TXT file, open it in a notes app, and copy the text from there.
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