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PDF to Text Converter

PDF to Text Converter

Extract text from PDF files directly in your browser

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PDF to Text Converter

Extract clean, editable text from any PDF while preserving formatting and structure

Precise Text Extraction Technology

Convert PDF documents to plain text files (.txt) with exceptional accuracy. Our converter handles both digital and scanned PDFs (using optional OCR) to extract text while maintaining original line breaks, paragraphs, and document structure.

Unlike basic copy-paste methods that often lose formatting, our solution preserves text layout and removes PDF artifacts, delivering clean, ready-to-use text content for editing, analysis, or repurposing.

Key Extraction Features

Format Preservation

Maintains paragraphs, lists, and basic formatting in extracted text.

Advanced OCR

Optical Character Recognition for scanned PDFs (30+ languages).

Clean Output

Automatically removes PDF artifacts and hidden characters.

Batch Processing

Convert multiple PDFs to text simultaneously.

Output Customization

Text Formatting

  • Preserve original line breaks
  • Convert to single continuous text
  • Maintain bullet points and numbering

Encoding Options

  • UTF-8 (recommended)
  • ASCII
  • Custom character encoding

Special Features

  • Extract text from specific pages
  • Exclude headers/footers
  • Detect and remove duplicate text

Practical Applications

Data Analysis

Extract text for NLP processing, sentiment analysis, or data mining.

Research

Convert PDF research papers for citation and note-taking.

Programming

Extract code samples or documentation from PDF manuals.

Legal

Convert contracts or case files for editing and review.

Simple Conversion Process

  1. Upload your PDF file (or multiple files)
  2. Choose text extraction options
  3. Convert with one click
  4. Download your text file or view online

Supported PDFs: Digital, scanned, password-protected (with permission)

OCR Languages: English, Spanish, French, German + 26 more

Max File Size: 100MB (free), unlimited (premium)

Security: Files deleted after processing