From pdf
PDF to Text — Extract Plain Text Online
Pull plain text out of your PDF — searchable, copy-pasteable, ready for analysis or import into Notes / Word.
Drop a PDF — get its plain text
We extract every text element page-by-page and let you copy or download it as .txt.
Extract plain text from any PDF
Useful for summarisation, copy-pasting into Notes, importing into Word, or feeding the text to an AI summariser. Works on every text-based PDF instantly.
Frequently asked questions
Does this work on scanned PDFs?
Only partially — scanned PDFs contain images, not text. For OCR (recognising text inside images), see our OCR PDF tool.
Is the extracted text formatted?
We separate pages with headings but do not preserve fonts or layout. Use the main editor if you need a styled extract.