Copy all text content from a PDF file. Free extraction tool, works in your browser.
How to use Extract Text from PDF
Pull selectable text from a PDF into a plain-text file for quoting, searching, editing, or accessibility workflows.
- Select a PDF containing readable text.
- Run the text extraction process.
- Review and download the extracted text.
When this tool is useful
Scanned image-only PDFs may require optical character recognition. Always compare important extracted text with the original document.