Extract Text from PDF Online Free

PDF text extraction pulls all readable text content from a PDF document. This is useful when you need to copy text from a PDF that doesn't allow selection, search through document content, or convert a PDF to a plain text format for further processing.

Our tool uses pdf.js to read the text layer of your PDF, extracting text page by page with clear page markers. The extracted text can be copied to your clipboard or downloaded as a .txt file.

Note that this tool works with PDFs that have a text layer (most digital PDFs). Scanned documents without OCR (optical character recognition) will not have extractable text. All processing happens locally in your browser.

1. Upload your PDF — Select the document to extract text from.
2. Click "Extract Text" — The tool reads all text content page by page.
3. Review the text — See the extracted content organized by page.
4. Copy or download — Copy to clipboard or download as a .txt file.

• Page-by-page extraction — Text is organized with clear page markers.
• Copy to clipboard — One-click copy of all extracted text.
• Download as .txt — Save the extracted text as a plain text file.
• Character count — See how many characters were extracted.
• 100% client-side — Your documents never leave your browser.

• Content repurposing — Extract text from PDF reports to use in documents, emails, or presentations.
• Research and study — Pull quotes, data, or key points from academic papers.
• Data processing — Extract text for further analysis, search, or indexing.
• Accessibility — Convert PDF content to plain text for screen readers or text-to-speech.
• Translation — Extract text to paste into translation tools.