Convert PDF to plain text
Just the words: every line of your PDF extracted into a clean .txt file, pages separated by a blank line. Perfect for search, archiving, translation or feeding another tool.
Drop your PDF here to start
to use PDF to Text (free, no account)
Files stay private: PDFs and images are edited in your browser.
The pure content
No formatting, no fuss, the complete text of the document in reading order, one line per PDF line.
Instant and light
Text extraction is the fastest conversion there is: even a 500-page document comes back in seconds, as a file measured in kilobytes.
Runs in your browser
Extraction happens locally. The text of confidential documents never transits through a server.
Just the words, nothing else
One line per PDF line, a blank line between pages, and a file measured in kilobytes.
The pure content
The complete text of the document in reading order. Perfect for a translator, a diff between two contract versions, or a notes system.
Two clicks in the dialog
Pick TXT, optionally narrow it to a page range, convert. Extraction is the fastest conversion there is.
No formatting to argue with
Plain text is the format every tool on earth understands, which is exactly why it is useful.
A little structure instead?
Markdown keeps the heading levels, HTML produces a standalone page. Both come from the same dialog.
When plain text is exactly right
Feeding a translator, diffing two versions of a contract, grepping a log-style report, archiving content in a notes system, plain text is the format every tool on earth understands.
Need a bit more structure? The Markdown export keeps heading levels, and the HTML export produces a full standalone page.
Done in three steps
Upload your PDF
Drop the file above, it is read locally in your browser, never uploaded to a server.
Use the tool
The editor opens with the right tool selected. Make your changes in a couple of clicks.
Download the result
Save the finished PDF straight to your device. No account, no watermark, no wait.
Frequently asked questions
One line of text per line in the PDF, with a blank line between pages, clean and readable in any editor.
Not directly, scans are images. Run the OCR tool first to recognize the text, then convert.
No server limit, everything runs locally in your browser.