How to use the PDF to Text tool
- Drop a PDF.
- Wait a moment while the text is extracted page by page.
- Copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
Get the words out of a PDF
Copying text out of a PDF viewer often breaks lines and mixes columns. This tool extracts the text page by page, ready to paste into an email, a translator or a word processor. Scanned PDFs contain no real text, so the result will be empty for them.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work on scanned PDFs?
No. Scans are images and contain no real text.
Is formatting kept?
No, this tool extracts plain text. Use PDF to Word to keep paragraphs and headings.
Is the PDF to Text tool really free?
Yes — completely free, forever. There is no sign-up, no payment, no watermark and no daily limit.