PDF to Text Extractor
Extract all text from a PDF file. Copy or download the extracted text. Processed in your browser — file never uploaded.
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Extract Text from PDFs for Editing, Searching and Analysis
Converting PDF to text is necessary when you need to copy content from a scanned report, extract data for analysis, index a document for search, or edit text from a PDF you cannot directly modify. Our PDF to Text extractor uses PDF.js to extract all embedded text from your PDF page by page. Note: this works for PDFs with embedded text — scanned PDFs (images) require OCR which is outside the scope of this browser-based tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to copy text from a PDF that does not allow copying? ▼
If the PDF has embedded text (searchable PDF), our tool extracts it regardless of copy permissions. If it is a scanned image PDF with no embedded text, you will need an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool instead.
How to convert PDF to Word document online free? ▼
Use our PDF to Text extractor to get the plain text, then paste it into a Word document. For preserving formatting (tables, headers, fonts), you would need a dedicated PDF-to-Word converter. Our tool is optimised for plain text extraction.
What is the difference between a searchable PDF and a scanned PDF? ▼
Searchable PDF: text is encoded in the file — you can select, copy and search it. Scanned PDF: the page is a photograph/image — there is no embedded text. Our extractor works for searchable PDFs. Scanned PDFs need OCR software like Adobe Acrobat or Google Drive.
How to extract text from a PDF on Android or iPhone? ▼
Open SecuredTools PDF to Text in your mobile browser, tap the upload zone, select your PDF from Files or Google Drive, and the extracted text appears on screen. Works on all mobile browsers — no app download needed.