Free PDF to text converter
Copy existing text from a PDF into a plain text file for notes, searching and editing.
Choose your PDF
Choose one PDF. No fixed file-size or page-count limit. Extracts existing text, without OCR. Capacity depends on your browser and device.
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How to use PDF to text
- Choose your PDF and enter its password if needed.
- Choose all pages or the page ranges to read.
- Extract and download a UTF-8 TXT file.
Can it read scans and handwriting?
No. This tool extracts existing PDF text and does not perform OCR. Image-only scans may have no extractable text.
Will tables and columns keep their formatting?
TXT contains plain text. Layout, images and formatting are not preserved; reading order depends on how the PDF stores its text.
Are my files uploaded?
No. Conversion takes place in your browser. Pixplet does not receive the files you choose. Results use temporary storage in your browser, not your account. Download them before leaving this page; clearing the result set removes its temporary files.
PDF page editing is intended for ordinary documents. Interactive forms and signed documents are not supported for page editing. Page links, outlines and document-level features may not survive copying; check the downloaded result. PDF to text does not perform OCR.