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PDF to Text

Extract the text layer of a PDF into a plain text file, with page separators. Useful for copying, searching or feeding content to other tools.

  • Available Tools

    30

    PDF, files, images, salary

  • Supported File Formats

    9

    Documents, sheets and data

  • Processing Mode

    In your browser

    No server processing

  • Privacy Status

    No uploads

    Files stay on your device

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PDF · up to 20 files, 50.0 MB each. Converted on your device.

Quick access to frequently used tools.

How to use it

  1. Choose a PDF.
  2. Choose whether to include page separators.
  3. Select Convert and download the .txt file.

Limits and known limitations

  • Scanned PDFs without a text layer produce no text (OCR is not offered).
  • Multi-column layouts may interleave columns.

Frequently asked questions

What encoding is the text file?

UTF-8, which every modern editor reads, including accented and non-Latin characters present in the PDF.

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