Extract Text from PDF

Get the text out of a PDF without copy-pasting page by page. Extraction runs entirely in your browser.

Scanned PDFs (images of pages) have no text layer to extract - OCR is not included.

How to use

  1. Choose the PDF.
  2. Click Extract text.
  3. Copy the full text, organized by page.

Examples

Research paper
Output: Full text with --- Page N --- markers, ready to paste anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

Scanned PDFs?

A scan is an image - there is no text layer to extract. This tool works on PDFs with real (selectable) text.

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