PDF to TXT Converter

Extract selectable PDF text into a plain UTF-8 document in your browser.

How to use

1. Choose a PDF containing selectable text.
2. Extract text from each page and download a UTF-8 text file, separated with page markers.

About these formats

PDF stores positioned text and graphics, while TXT contains plain characters and line breaks.

Browser limitations

No OCR. Scanned image PDFs will yield little or no text. Complex two-column layouts, tables and reading order may differ. Up to 45 MiB and 50 pages.

Frequently asked questions

Can it extract text from scans?

No. This version extracts embedded selectable text only.

Are PDFs uploaded?

No. PDF.js parses the document locally.

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