Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Scanned PDFs are image-based and contain no text layer. Use our OCR tool first to make the content readable, then convert to TXT.

Will formatting be preserved in the TXT file?

Plain text format does not support formatting like bold, tables, or columns. Text is extracted sequentially as it appears in the PDF.

What is the maximum PDF size?

PDFs up to 50 MB can be processed.

Can I extract text from a specific page only?

Currently the tool extracts text from all pages. Use our PDF Editor to split out a specific page first, then extract text from it.

Is this useful for developers?

Yes. PDF to TXT is popular for data pipelines, content analysis, NLP training data, and document migration tasks.

PDF to TXT

Extract all readable text from a PDF as a plain-text file.

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When you need the raw text from a PDF — for data analysis, feeding into an AI tool, pasting into another application, or programmatic processing — our PDF to TXT extractor does the job instantly. It outputs clean, readable plain text from any PDF, including multi-column layouts and long multi-page documents.

How It Works

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Upload PDF

Select the PDF you want to extract text from.

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Extract

All text content is extracted from the PDF pages.

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Download TXT

Download a plain .txt file with all the extracted text.

Why Use This Tool?

✓Extract all text from any PDF in seconds
✓Plain .txt output works with any text editor
✓Useful for data processing, analysis, and migration
✓Faster than copy-pasting text manually page by page
✓Works on multi-page PDFs of any length
✓Completely free - no account needed