Extract text from PDF in your browser

Extract selectable text from PDF documents directly in your browser. Private, no uploads, no servers.

Pull selectable text out of any PDF and copy it as plain text. Ideal for quoting documents, reusing content, or feeding text into other tools without retyping it.

Extraction happens entirely in your browser using PDF.js, so no document is ever uploaded. Note that scanned (image-only) PDFs contain no text layer and require OCR, which this tool does not perform.

• Extract all selectable text from a PDF
• Copy or download the result as plain text
• Preserves reading order page by page
• No uploads — fully client-side

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a PDF to text?

Open your PDF in the tool and the selectable text is extracted automatically, ready to copy or download as a .txt file.

Why is no text extracted from my scanned PDF?

Scanned PDFs are images and have no embedded text layer. Extracting their content requires OCR, which is different from text extraction.

Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?

No. The text is extracted locally in your browser and the file never leaves your device.