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Extract Text from PDF

Extract all text content from PDF documents into plain text or structured format. Keep the original. This tool downloads a clean copy alongside it.

1
Select PDF
Drop the PDF you want text out of, or click to choose a file
2
Extract text
Text is automatically extracted from all pages
3
Copy or download
Copy extracted text to clipboard or download as a TXT file

Frequently Asked Questions

Can it extract text from scanned PDFs?

For scanned PDFs, use our PDF OCR tool which uses optical character recognition to read text from images.

Does this preserve bookmarks and form fields?

The PDF is read-only here — text is extracted, the source file and its structure stay exactly as you opened them.

What PDF versions are supported?

Text extraction works on PDF 1.0 through 2.0. Tagged PDFs (1.4+) extract with proper reading order; older files use the position of each text run on the page to determine order.

Tool history

Updated Jun 3, 2026 · 9 updates
  • Jun 3, 2026featper-tool OG images for all 75 tools + lengthen 20 short metas (#614)
  • May 29, 2026featmobile responsive pass + design-system consolidation (#564)
  • May 23, 2026feattips on all 60 tools + HowToTip rich-result schema (#450)
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