PDF to Text Extractor

No. Parsing, extraction, previews and ZIP packaging run in this browser using locally hosted scripts. The PDF, passwords and text are not stored in browser storage. Clear file & text removes the current document and results. Downloads contain the extracted text.

It extracts selectable text already present in a PDF, including an existing OCR text layer. It does not recognize pixels. A page with no detected text may be blank, scanned or use unsupported encoding; convert it to an image and use Image to Text / OCR.

Output is plain text. Detected line breaks and approximate spacing can help readability, but reading order, columns, tables and unusual fonts may be imperfect. Compare important passages with the source preview and correct the text before using it.

It extracts Unicode text where the PDF contains usable character mappings. There is no language selector or OCR model here. Some fonts, missing mappings, right-to-left layouts and vertical writing can give incomplete or incorrectly ordered output.

It replaces detected line breaks with spaces within each page. It does not reconstruct paragraphs, remove hyphens or understand the document. Combined downloads can optionally include page headings.

One PDF up to 20 MB and 200 pages, with up to 20000 text fragments and 100000 UTF-16 text units on each page and 1000000 units overall. The preview shows up to 60000 units per page; copy and downloads contain the complete extracted page. Loading times out after 30 seconds, excluding time waiting for a password, and extraction after 90 seconds.

Enter a password you know when asked. Incorrect passwords allow up to three attempts before loading is canceled. The password field is cleared after entry and passwords are not saved.

Completed pages remain available. The result summary and filenames mark the extraction as partial, and the JSON/ZIP report lists requested and completed pages. Changing page selection or text layout clears old results so they cannot be confused with a new extraction.