PDF to Text Converter
Free PDF to text converter. Extract or copy text from PDFs online—no upload, runs in your browser. OCR for scanned PDFs. Private and secure.
Extract text from PDFs in your browser. All processing is client-side—your files never leave your device.
Drag & drop PDFs here, or click to browse
Supports multiple files
Extracted text
Characters: 0 | Words: 0 | Lines: 0
Find & Replace
This free online PDF to text converter extracts text from PDF files instantly in your browser. Copy or convert PDF to text for editing, search, or reuse—all processing happens on your device, so your files stay private. Use it online for free to handle both text-based PDFs and scanned documents with OCR.
How to Use PDF to Text Converter
Upload your PDF
Drag and drop one or more PDF files onto the drop zone, or click to browse. The tool accepts standard PDFs and works best with documents that contain selectable text. Copy or convert PDF to text in one step; for scanned documents or image-only PDFs, the tool can automatically run OCR to extract text.
Choose formatting (optional)
Check "Attempt to preserve formatting" if you want to keep approximate layout and line breaks. Leave it unchecked for a single flow of text, which is often better for copying or search.
View and edit extracted text
Extracted text appears in the text area. You can edit it, use Find & Replace to change specific phrases, and see character, word, and line counts. For scanned PDFs, OCR may run automatically when little text is detected.
Download or clear
Download the result as a .txt file to get editable text, or clear everything to start with new files. Your last extracted text is saved in your browser for the session.
Calculator Features
Instant text extraction
Extract text from PDF in seconds using Mozilla PDF.js. No upload to servers—everything runs in your browser.
Private and secure
All processing happens on your device. Your PDFs are never sent to a server, so sensitive documents stay private.
OCR for scanned PDFs
When a PDF has little or no selectable text (e.g. scans), the tool can run OCR with Tesseract.js to extract text from images.
Formatting options
Option to preserve approximate formatting or get clean continuous text. Convert PDF to editable text and use Find & Replace on the result.
Text statistics
See character count, word count, and line count for the extracted text. Download the result as a plain .txt file.
Multiple files
Process several PDFs in one go. Each file’s text is extracted and combined with clear separators.
Complete Function List
- PDF to text extraction in the browser:
- Support for multiple PDF files:
- OCR for scanned and image-based PDFs:
- Optional formatting preservation:
- Find & Replace on extracted text:
- Character, word, and line statistics:
- Download as .txt file:
- Password-protected PDF support (prompt for password):
- Session persistence of extracted text:
- Clear and start over:
- No server upload—fully client-side:
Common Calculations & Examples
Example 1: Extract text from a report PDF
Problem: You have a digital PDF report and need to copy text from PDF or convert PDF to text for a Word doc or email.
Steps:
- Upload the PDF via drag and drop or file picker
- Wait for extraction to finish
- Copy the text from the text area or download as .txt
Explanation: Works best when the PDF contains selectable text (not just images).
Example 2: Convert a scanned document to text
Problem: Your PDF is a scan with no selectable text.
Steps:
- Upload the scanned PDF
- The tool may suggest or run OCR automatically if little text is found
- Review the OCR result and download or edit as needed
Explanation: OCR can take longer and may have small errors; proofread important text.
Example 3: Batch convert several PDFs to text
Problem: You have multiple PDFs and want one combined text file.
Steps:
- Drop or select all PDF files at once
- Let the tool process each file
- Use Find & Replace if needed, then download the combined .txt
Explanation: Useful for merging content from several documents.