Extract text from a PDF
Get the words out — editable, selectable, copyable — with page markers so nothing gets lost in the shuffle.
Runs on your device
No uploads, ever
Free, no account
How it works
- Drop the PDF
The tool reads the text layer, page by page.
- Review the result
Text appears in the box below with --- page --- markers. Copy what you need, or take the whole thing as .txt.
- Download or copy
One click for the whole document; the copy button is there for a single paragraph.
Questions people actually ask
The text came out empty. Why?
That PDF is a scan — it's a picture of text, not text itself. Use the OCR tool to read scans.
Are tables and columns preserved?
Roughly. Text comes out in reading order, so simple tables survive and complex multi-column layouts may need tidying.