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Extract the text from a PDF

Read the text layer of a PDF and give it back as plain text you can copy or download.

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🔒 No upload for browser tools
✅ No sign-up
🚫 No watermark
♾️ Free while in beta

How to use it

Choose a PDF.
The text appears immediately.
Copy it or download the .txt.

Questions

Nothing came out — why?

Your PDF is probably a scan, which has no text layer. Run OCR on it first.

Does formatting survive?

No. You get plain text, not layout.

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