About PDF to Text
A PDF to text converter pulls the readable text out of a PDF. This tool uses the pdf.js library to read the text layer of each page and joins the pieces into plain text, with a blank line between pages. Fonts, columns, tables, and images are not preserved. It performs no OCR, so a scanned PDF that contains only page images returns no text at all.
How to use PDF to Text
- Choose one PDF file, or drag the file onto the upload area. Nothing is uploaded; the browser reads it locally.
- Press "Extract text" and wait for the result to appear.
- Save the result with the download button, or copy the text where the tool returns text.
Questions about PDF to Text
Why is my scanned PDF returning no text?
A scanned PDF is a set of page photographs with no text layer, so there is nothing to extract. You need OCR software to recognize the characters first. This tool only reads text that is already stored in the file.
Why is the text out of order or missing spaces?
PDFs store text as positioned fragments, not as paragraphs. The tool outputs fragments in the order the file lists them, so multi-column layouts, tables, and justified text can come out jumbled or oddly spaced.
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