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Browser-Based Processing
For your privacy, all text extraction happens directly in your browser. This means:
- Your files never leave your device, ensuring complete privacy
- You can extract text from large PDFs without file size limitations
- Processing happens instantly without waiting for server processing
- The extracted text preserves structure and formatting where possible
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How to Use
- Upload your PDF file by clicking the "Select PDF File" button or dragging and dropping your file into the upload area.
- Once uploaded, you'll see your PDF file information displayed.
- Click "Extract Text" to start the text extraction process.
- Preview the extracted text to verify the results look correct.
- When processing is complete, download your text file in standard TXT format.
- Open the text file in any text editor, word processor, or other application.
Why Extract Text from PDFs?
Easy Text Access
Quickly extract all text content from PDFs for editing, analysis, or repurposing in other documents and applications.
Complete Privacy
All processing happens in your browser. Your files never leave your device, ensuring your documents remain completely private.
Universal Format
Plain text files can be opened by any text editor, word processor, or application, making your content universally accessible.
Lightning Fast
Get your extracted text instantly without waiting for server processing or email delivery.
Structure Preserved
Maintains paragraph breaks, line spacing, and reading order to keep your text organized and readable.
No Limitations
Extract text from PDFs of any size without restrictions on file size, page count, or usage frequency.
Common Questions About PDF Text Extraction
What types of PDFs work best with this text extractor?
This tool works best with PDFs that contain selectable text (you can copy and paste text from them). It's perfect for: digital documents, reports, articles, eBooks, and any PDF created from text. It does NOT work well with scanned documents or image-based PDFs unless they've been processed with OCR first.
Will the text formatting and structure be preserved?
Yes! Our extractor preserves paragraph breaks, line spacing, and maintains the reading order of your text. While complex formatting like fonts and colors are not preserved in plain text, the document structure and readability are maintained as much as possible.
Can I extract text from password-protected or scanned PDFs?
Password-protected PDFs need to be unlocked first using our PDF unlock tool. For scanned PDFs (images of text), you'll need to use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software first to make the text selectable, then use this extraction tool. The text must be selectable in the PDF for extraction to work properly.
Have more questions? Check our complete FAQ page.