Convert PDF to text
Pull the words out of a PDF with its lines and paragraphs intact — copy them straight to the clipboard or download a .txt file. Nothing is uploaded.
- Processed on your device
- No upload, no waiting
- No signup, no watermark
How it works
Add your PDF
Drop the PDF onto the page. Extraction starts immediately, page by page.
Read and adjust
The text appears in an editable box. Turn page-break markers on or off, and edit anything before saving.
Copy or download
Copy all to the clipboard, or download it as a .txt file.
Frequently asked questions
Does it keep paragraphs and line breaks?
Yes. A PDF stores no paragraphs at all — only characters at coordinates — so the text is rebuilt by grouping words onto shared baselines and starting a new paragraph where the vertical gap widens. The result reads like the original rather than one continuous run.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The text is read by your own browser and never sent anywhere. You can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
It says my PDF has no text — why?
Because it is a scan or a photo: the page is a picture, and pictures contain no text to extract. Use OCR PDF, which reads the words from the image itself.
Can I edit the text before downloading?
Yes — the box is fully editable and what you see is exactly what gets saved.
What about tables and columns?
Columns are read in the order the PDF draws them, which is usually correct but can interleave on complex multi-column layouts. Tables come out as lines of text, not as a grid — for tables, use PDF to Excel.
Good to know: Plain text carries no formatting: bold, sizes, colours, images and table structure are all dropped by definition. Text drawn as vector outlines rather than real characters (common in logos and some designer PDFs) cannot be extracted by any tool without OCR.