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Extract Text from PDF

Extract text content from any PDF document quickly and easily.

About Extract Text Tool

Extract text content from any PDF document quickly and easily. Upload your PDF and get a plain text version for editing, searching, or archiving.

Our tool ensures privacy — uploaded files are deleted automatically after processing.

How to Extract Text from PDF Online

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Upload PDF

Drag & drop your PDF file or select it from your device

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Select Pages

Choose to extract text from all pages or specific page ranges

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Extract Text

Click "Extract Text" - text extraction happens instantly with high accuracy

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Download Text

Get your extracted text as .txt file or copy directly to clipboard

Why Extract Text from PDF Files?

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Copy & Paste

Extract editable text for copying, pasting, and repurposing content

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Search & Analyze

Extract text for data analysis, research, and content searching

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Scanned PDF Support

Advanced OCR extracts text from scanned documents and images

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Format Preservation

Maintain paragraph structure, line breaks, and basic formatting

Instant Extraction

Extract text from PDFs in seconds, no software installation needed

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Secure Processing

Your PDF files are protected and automatically deleted after extraction

Perfect For Extracting Text from PDF

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Research & Analysis

Extract text from research papers, academic articles, and reports for data analysis and citations.

Research Papers Data Analysis Citations
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Content Creation

Extract text for blog posts, articles, social media content, and website copy from PDF sources.

Blog Posts Articles Social Media
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Legal Documents

Extract text from contracts, agreements, and legal filings for review, editing, and analysis.

Contracts Legal Agreements Court Documents
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Business Reports

Extract data from financial reports, business plans, and market analysis for presentations and spreadsheets.

Financial Reports Business Plans Market Analysis
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eBooks & Literature

Extract text from eBooks, novels, poetry collections, and literary works for quotes and analysis.

eBooks Novels Poetry
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Archived Documents

Extract text from scanned archives, old documents, and historical records using advanced OCR technology.

Scanned Archives Old Documents Historical Records

Frequently Asked Questions

Is text extraction from PDF free?

Yes! Extract text from unlimited PDF files completely free. No registration, limits, or hidden fees.

Can I extract text from scanned PDFs?

Yes! Our advanced OCR technology extracts text from scanned documents and image-based PDFs with high accuracy.

What formats can I download text in?

Download as plain text (.txt) file or copy directly to clipboard. Text maintains basic formatting and paragraph structure.

Can I extract text from specific pages?

Yes! Extract text from all pages or select specific page numbers, page ranges, or individual sections.

Are my PDFs secure during text extraction?

Absolutely. PDFs are processed securely with SSL encryption and automatically deleted after extraction.

Is the extracted text editable?

Yes! Extracted text is completely editable in any text editor, word processor, or content management system.