Extract Text from PDF
Pull the text out of a PDF, in your browser.
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About the Extract Text from PDF
Extract all the text from a PDF free — upload the file and get every page's selectable text, ready to copy into a document, spreadsheet, or script. Much faster than select-copy-pasting page by page, and it happens entirely in your browser so contracts and reports stay private. For scanned, image-only PDFs (no text layer), use our Image to Text OCR tool on exported pages instead.
How to use the Extract Text from PDF
- 01Upload a PDF.
- 02Click Extract text.
- 03Copy the text from every page.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work on scanned PDFs?
It extracts real, selectable text. Scanned/image-only PDFs have no text layer, so those need OCR (coming soon).
Is my file uploaded?
No — text extraction runs entirely in your browser.
Why did I get no text from my PDF?
It's probably a scanned/image-only PDF with no text layer. Convert pages with PDF to JPG, then run them through our Image to Text (OCR) tool.