Extracting text locally…

Reading selected pages in your browser.

Home›PDF Tools›PDF to Text

Extract text from PDF

Turn selectable PDF content into editable plain text locally, with page selection and reading-order cleanup controls.

Runs in your browserNo PDF uploadEncrypted PDF support
🔒 File stays on device📑 Selected pages↵ Line-aware extraction✓ Editable output
PDF→TXT

Drop your PDF here

or click to open it privately in this browser

Choose PDFThe document is not uploaded · selectable text required
Extraction expectations

Selectable text is required

This tool reads the PDF text layer. It does not guess text from page pixels.

✓

Works best with

  • Digital PDFs with selectable text
  • Single-column documents
  • Standard font encodings
  • Simple headings and paragraphs
!

May need cleanup

  • Multi-column layouts
  • Tables and sidebars
  • Headers repeated on every page
  • Unusual character mappings
×

OCR required first

  • Scanned paper documents
  • Photographed pages
  • Handwritten notes
  • Text converted to outlines

Which extraction style should you use?

Readable lines

Groups nearby fragments into lines and preserves most visible line breaks. This is the best default.

Compact prose

Joins wrapped lines into denser paragraphs. Useful for articles, but less suitable for tables and lists.

Raw fragments

Outputs each PDF text item on its own line for debugging difficult ordering or encoding.

Extract PDF text in four steps

1

Open locally

Choose a PDF and provide its password if encrypted.

2

Preview

Inspect pages and select the required range.

3

Extract

Choose line, prose or raw-fragment output.

4

Edit and save

Search, correct, copy or download the text.

Frequently asked questions

Is my PDF sent to ZeeSharp?

No. PDF.js reads it locally. Pressing Extract sends only the small tool-usage request needed for subscription limits, not the document or its text.

Does this tool use OCR?

No. If you cannot select the text in a normal PDF viewer, OCR is usually required first.

Why is the text order incorrect?

PDF stores characters at coordinates rather than as semantic paragraphs. Columns, floating elements and tables may produce ambiguous reading order.

Can it open password-protected PDFs?

Yes, enter the open password before choosing the file. The password remains in this browser session.

Can I edit the extracted result?

Yes. The result area is editable before copying or downloading the TXT file.