PDF to Text
Extract all text from a PDF into a plain text file.
Processed in your browser. Files are never uploaded.
Drop your PDF file here
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Max file size: 100MB
Insert a "Page N" divider before each page's text.
PDF to Text online, free and secure
Extract all the text from a PDF into a plain text file you can copy, edit, search, or paste into another app. It is handy for quoting reports, reusing content, or feeding documents into other tools. Extraction runs in your browser.
How to pdf to text
Upload your PDF
Select the PDF whose text you want to extract.
Extract the text
The text of every page is read in order, with optional markers showing where each page starts.
Copy or download
Copy the text to your clipboard or save it as a .txt file.
Why use Kobra PDF to pdf to text
- Plain text from every page in seconds
- Copy to clipboard or save as TXT
- Private: the PDF stays on your device
PDF to Text: frequently asked questions
- Why is no text extracted from my PDF?
- Scanned documents are images of text, not actual text. Run the file through OCR PDF first to recognize the text, then extract it here.
- Is the formatting preserved?
- Line breaks are kept, but fonts, colors, tables, and layout are not, because the output is plain text. Multi-column layouts may read column by column.
- Can I extract text from a password-protected PDF?
- Unlock the PDF first with the Unlock PDF tool, then extract its text here.
- Is my document uploaded anywhere?
- No. The text is extracted in your browser and the file never leaves your device.