PDF to Text
Extract readable text from a PDF, preview it, and download a TXT file. Conversion runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Click to choose or drop a PDF here
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.