PDF to text
Choose a PDF and get its text in a box you can copy or save as a .txt file. Typed pages are copied exactly, and scanned pages are read by OCR, all on your device.
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How it works
Your PDFTyped or scanned
Every page is readNothing is uploaded
Text you can copyOr one .txt for all pages
Step by step
- Choose a PDF, typed or scanned. It stays on your phone or computer.
- Pick the language. Pages that already hold text are copied out at once; scanned pages are read by OCR in your browser.
- Check the text, then copy it or download a .txt file. A one-page PDF, or the first page of a longer one, is free.
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Questions
Is it free?
A one-page PDF is free, and so is the first page of a longer one: copy it or download it as a .txt. To get every page in one .txt with a heading for each page, get a one-time 24-hour image to text pass (US$1.49). The same pass covers images.
What is the difference between a typed and a scanned PDF?
A PDF made from Word or a website holds its text, so it is copied out exactly and instantly. A scanned PDF or one made from phone photos holds only pictures of pages, so each page is read by OCR, which takes a few seconds a page and can misread small or blurry print.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The PDF is opened by pdf.js and read by Tesseract, both running in your browser. They download from jsDelivr the first time. Your file never leaves your device.
Can it open a password-protected PDF?
No. Remove the password first, for example by opening the PDF and printing it to a new PDF, then choose the new file.