01 / Fast steps
- Drop or pick your PDF files.
- Text extraction starts automatically; scans switch to OCR on their own.
- Copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
PDF to Text Converter
Drop a PDF and get its full text, copy-ready or as a .txt file. Scanned documents are recognized with OCR automatically.
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02 / Best for
- Copy text from PDFs that block selection.
- Feed PDF content into scripts, notes or translation tools.
- Turn scanned contracts and letters into editable text.
03 / Why here
- Detects scanned PDFs by itself and switches to OCR, so you never have to guess which kind of PDF you have.
- Runs entirely in your browser, so contracts and reports never leave your device.
04 / Keep in mind
- Complex layouts (columns, tables) come out as plain text in reading order.
- OCR accuracy depends on scan quality, and OCR processing is limited to the first 20 pages per file.
Tool connections
Related tools
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Good to know
Questions & answers
01Does it work on scanned PDFs?
Yes. When a PDF has no text layer, the pages are rendered and read with OCR automatically, entirely in your browser.
02Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. Both the text extraction and the OCR run locally in your browser, so the document never leaves your device.
03Is PDF to Text free to use?
Yes, PDF to Text is completely free, with no sign-up and no usage limits. It runs entirely in your browser, so your data never leaves your device.