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Convert PDF to TXT

Extract text from PDF with PDF.js and download a plain TXT file.

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  • No account required

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About this tool

PDF to TXT pulls selectable text into a lightweight file for search, grepping and editing.

How to use

  1. Upload PDF.
  2. Extract.
  3. Download TXT.

Features

  • pdf.js per-page extract
  • Page markers
  • Client-side

Common use cases

  • Index PDF text
  • Copy without Acrobat

Supported formats

PDF → TXT

Privacy

This tool processes data in your browser. Content is not uploaded to our servers unless a feature explicitly requires a network request.

Limitations

  • Scanned image-only PDFs need OCR (not included).

Frequently asked questions

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