PDF to Text

Extract readable text from a PDF, preview it, and download a TXT file. Conversion runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

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PDF only, up to 20 MB and 40 pages

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Ready. Text is extracted locally and never leaves your device.

About PDF to Text

Extract text from a PDF in your browser with this free PDF to TXT tool. Open a document, read the words on each page, preview them, and download a plain text file. Extraction stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

People pull copy from a contract, a paper, or a brochure when they need to search or retype it. Students grab quotes. Offices archive the words from a statement. Scanned pages without a text layer will come out empty; those need OCR elsewhere.

Choose a PDF, extract, and download. Password protected files should be unlocked first. For a Word file, use PDF to Word. For a spreadsheet, use PDF to Excel.

The file never leaves your browser. Use this free PDF to text extractor whenever you need a private TXT copy of a PDF.