PDF Text Extractor

Read selectable text from one PDF, page by page. Choose every page or a selection, then copy the result or save it as a plain-text file.

A quiet, local workflow for notes, accessibility checks, and quick document searches. No server receives your PDF.

Drop a PDF here or choose a file

One PDF at a time · processing stays in this browser

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Choose a PDF to preview its first page.

The preview is rendered locally with PDF.js.

Extract text

Pages to extract

Text is grouped with a page heading so you can trace it back to the source.

Local-only. Your PDF and extracted text stay in this tab. PDF.js 3.11.174 is loaded from jsDelivr only after you choose a file. PDF.js is available under the Apache-2.0 license.

A focused PDF text workflow

This tool extracts the text layer that a PDF exposes; it does not run OCR on scanned images. For a scan with no selectable text, the result may be empty even though the page looks full.

Use All pages for a complete plain-text copy.
Use Selected pages when you only need a few sections.
Clear the workspace when you are done if you are using a shared device.

PDF Text Extractor

PDF text extraction workspace

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Extract text

Extracted text

A focused PDF text workflow