PDF to Text Converter
Extract selectable text from PDF files online for free and download it as a plain TXT file. No signup is required.
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The converter keeps text formatting, inline images, tables, headers/footers and standard page layout where the browser renderer supports them. Basic Word charts are reconstructed from cached chart data when possible.
Fast workflow
Choose a file, adjust the available options, process it and download the result directly to your device.
Privacy focused
The document tools on this page run in your browser. Files are not sent to our PDF processing server.
Checked output
Input validation, clearer errors and safer page-range handling help avoid silent or misleading results.
About PDF to Text Converter
PDF to Text Converter extracts selectable text from each PDF page and saves it as a plain TXT file. It is useful when you need the words from a report, article, statement or reference document without the PDF page layout.
Text extraction works best on digitally created PDFs with real selectable text. Scanned pages are images and usually require OCR before their words can be extracted. The TXT output keeps the text content but does not preserve fonts, images, columns or the original visual design.
How to use PDF to Text Converter
- Choose a PDF containing selectable text.
- Run the text extraction.
- Download the extracted content as a TXT file.
Key features
- Extract text page by page
- Plain TXT download
- Useful for copy, search and analysis
- No PDF processing server upload
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my scanned PDF show no text?
A scanned PDF usually contains page images rather than selectable characters. OCR is required before image-based text can be extracted.
Will the TXT file keep the original formatting?
No. TXT is a plain-text format, so fonts, images and page layout are not preserved.
Can I extract text from a multi-page PDF?
Yes. The tool reads each page and includes page separators in the downloaded text file.