Convert
PDF → Text
Extract all text from a PDF. For scanned files, use OCR.
How it works
- Drop a PDF.
- Press Extract text.
- Download a plain text file.
Good to know
- Works on PDFs that contain real text. Scanned pages have none: use OCR for those.
- Free with no limits, accounts or watermarks. Files are processed in your browser and never uploaded.
Questions
Why is my text file empty?
The PDF is probably a scan. Run OCR first, which reads the pictures of the pages.