PDF to TXT
Convert PDF content to clean plain text with paragraph breaks and page boundaries preserved.
Examples
See what this tool can do.
Get raw text for reuse
Pull the text out of a report to paste into a document or notes app.
Feed text to another tool
Export clean .txt to use in a word counter, translator or script.
Tips & tricks
Get the most out of it.
- 1For a quick copy without downloading, use PDF Text Extractor instead.
- 2Multi-column PDFs may read in an unexpected order — check the output.
- 3Empty output usually means the PDF is scanned; OCR it first.
About PDF to TXT
What this tool does
PDF to TXT extracts the selectable text from a PDF and saves it as a clean plain-text (.txt) file, with page breaks preserved.
How to use it
- Upload a text-based PDF.
- Let the tool read the text from every page.
- Download the .txt file.
How it works
Text is read page by page with pdf.js and joined into a single plain-text document — no formatting, just the words.
Important considerations
- Works on digitally-created PDFs; scanned pages contain images, not text — run OCR PDF first.
- Layout, columns and styling are not preserved; you get raw text.
Privacy
Your PDF is processed entirely in your browser. The file is never uploaded to a server, which makes this safe for confidential contracts, statements and personal documents.
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Frequently asked questions
The PDF is probably a scan (images of text). Run OCR PDF first to make the text extractable, then convert.