PDF to Text — Extract Text from PDF Online Free
Extract all text content from a PDF and download as a plain text file. Free, no registration.
How to extract text from PDF
- 1Upload your PDF file
- 2Choose page separator format
- 3Click 'Extract Text'
- 4Download the TXT file
Features
- Extracts all text content from a PDF into a single TXT file
- Supports multilingual text including Cyrillic
- Configurable page separator format
- Browser-based — files are not uploaded to a server
Use cases
- Copy all text from a large PDF for editing or analysis
- Extract PDF content for indexing or search
- Convert a PDF document to text for translation or processing
FAQ
Does this work for scanned PDFs?
No. Scanned PDFs contain images, not text. Run OCR first.
Is formatting preserved in the text file?
Basic paragraph breaks are preserved. Complex formatting like columns may not be.
Is multilingual text supported?
Yes. The tool supports all languages including Cyrillic, CJK, and RTL scripts.