Convert PDF to a plain text file

Reads each page’s text layer, restores line order from the position of every word and writes a UTF-8 .txt file. Use it to feed documents into other tools, search them offline or archive their wording.

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How to use PDF to Text

Select your PDF.
Choose whether to include page markers.
Run the conversion.
Download the .txt file.

Supported formats

Input: PDF (with selectable text)
Output: TXT

Reading order

Text is sorted top-to-bottom then left-to-right. Multi-column pages may interleave columns – for those, extract by page range or use the Extract Text viewer to copy specific sections.

Pages with no text

Image-only pages produce no text. The result reports which pages were empty so you know where OCR is needed.

Limitations

No text is produced for scanned pages without OCR.
Multi-column layouts may interleave.

Privacy

Files you choose are read into your browser’s memory and processed on your device; they are not uploaded to a server. Temporary download links are released after use, and the offline cache never stores your documents. More about privacy and limits.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference from Extract Text?

PDF to Text downloads the whole result as a file. Extract Text is an on-page viewer with per-page results, search and copy.

Is the encoding UTF-8?

Yes.