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Pull the text layer out of any PDF and get clean, copyable text — no upload, no account, no watermark.
Scanned or photographed PDFs have no text layer to pull out — for those, use Image to Text (OCR)
Drag & drop a PDF here, or click to browse
Maximum file size: 100MB
PDF to Text pulls the real text layer out of any PDF document — resumes, reports, contracts, ebooks — so you can copy, search, or reuse it as plain text. Everything runs locally in your browser; your file is never uploaded to a server.
Is this PDF to text converter really free?
Yes. PDF to Text is completely free with no limits on the number of files you can convert.
Do I need to install any software?
No. Everything runs directly in your web browser — there's nothing to download or install.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. Your file is processed entirely on your device using JavaScript. It never leaves your browser.
Why is my extracted text empty or garbled?
If a PDF has no text layer — for example, a scanned document or a photo saved as a PDF — there is no text to extract, only pixels. Use our Image to Text (OCR) tool, which recognizes characters in scanned pages and images.
What formats can I get the result in?
You can copy the extracted text to your clipboard, or download it as a plain .txt file.
Does it keep the original formatting and layout?
The tool preserves line breaks and page order, but complex layouts like multi-column text, tables, or text boxes may not extract in the same visual order as the original PDF.
Your PDF is processed entirely in your browser using JavaScript. It's never uploaded to any server, keeping your documents completely private.