DJToolsFree browser toolsPDF to Text
Extract Text from PDF Free
Extract text from selected PDF pages, clean line breaks, and download TXT without uploading the file.
PRIVATE WORKSPACE
PDF to Text
Prepare PDF text for search, editing, summarization, or token counting.
HOW TO
How to use PDF to Text
Prepare PDF text for search, editing, summarization, or token counting.
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Choose a PDF containing selectable text.
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Leave the page range blank for all pages, or enter a range such as 1-3, 5 and choose how to preserve line breaks.
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Process, inspect the reading order, and copy or download the extracted TXT file.
INPUT AND OUTPUT
Extract the text layer, not the picture of a page
This tool reads text already stored in the PDF. A page range lets you extract only the section you need without processing every page.
A scanned page may contain only an image. If the tool reports no selectable text, use Document OCR. Columns, tables and unusual PDF text ordering can still need manual cleanup.
FAQ
Common questions
Are my files uploaded?+
No. This tool processes files in browser memory on your device.
Is the tool free?+
Yes. Core processing is free, requires no account, and adds no watermark.
Why does my scanned PDF produce no text?+
A scan can contain page images without a selectable text layer. Use Document OCR to recognize the words in those images.
How do I extract only certain PDF pages?+
Enter a page range such as 1-3, 5. Leave it empty to include all pages; page numbers refer to the PDF’s page order.