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Extract text from a PDF to TXT

Preview the text that is already in the PDF, copy it or save it as a TXT file.

This tool extracts existing PDF text. It cannot recognize words in images or image-only scans. Up to 100 MB and 1000 pages per file. Large files can run out of memory on phones and tablets.

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What a TXT file cannot keep

Text comes in the order it is stored in the PDF; columns and reading order may differ from what you see.
Tables become plain lines; cell borders and alignment are lost.
Spaces and line breaks are approximated.
Characters depend on the font information in the PDF and can be wrong or missing.

Your file stays in this browser

The PDF is read and processed by this page on your device. It is not uploaded to a server.
No file name, file content or extracted text is sent anywhere or recorded in statistics.
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