PDF to text converter

Extract the text stored in a PDF, copy it or download a TXT file. For scanned documents, run OCR first to make the text readable.

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Choose a PDF and pages to read. Copy text or download TXT. Scans without text need OCR; columns and tables may lose visual reading order.

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How to use the tool

  1. Choose a PDF and pages to read.
  2. Copy text or download TXT.
  3. Scans without text need OCR; columns and tables may lose visual reading order.
Initial form values
ParameterValue
Pages: all or 1,3-5all

Method and principles

One PDF up to 500 MB and 1000 pages.

Local extraction produces at most 100 MB of text/images and 1000 images.

PDF images above 25 megapixels may not decode.

Practical example

Usage scenario

Input
PDF [1, 2, 3]; 2
Result
TXT

Limits and checks

Limits and checks
ParameterValue
Pages: all or 1,3-5≤ 10000 characters
PRACTICAL GUIDES

How to extract text from a scanned PDF

A PDF can display words without containing text you can copy. Follow the route from identifying a scan to extracting useful text and checking recognition errors.

Follow the steps
PRACTICAL GUIDES

PDF to Word: choose editing or a visual page copy

Do you need to change the words or reproduce a page? Those are different goals. Your conversion mode determines what can actually be edited in the Word file.

Follow the steps

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