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PDF to Text Converter
PDF to Text Converter is a free tool to instantly extract text from your PDF files online. Use it to convert research papers, reports, e-books, or other text-based documents saved as PDFs into a TXT file ready to edit, search, or reuse.
It preserves your paragraphs and line breaks, so you don’t have to clean up after conversion.
How to convert PDF to Text online?
Follow these simple steps to convert PDF into a TXT file:
- Drag and drop your PDF into the upload box, or click "Choose File" to pick them from your device.
- Or add a PDF by URL. Click the URL option, paste the link, and the tool will fetch your PDF.
- Hit the “Convert Now” button and the tool extracts the text from PDF
- Copy the text to your clipboard or download it as a TXT. For multiple PDFs, save each file separately, or download them all in one ZIP file.
- Need to convert more PDFs? Press "Clear All" to reset the list, then upload the next set.
| Benefits | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Reuse content quickly | Copy quotes, clauses or research findings into documents and emails. |
| Edit text easily | Change, cut or rearrange extracted text in any text editor. |
| Reduce file size | A TXT file is usually much smaller than and image-heavy PDF with rich formatting. |
| Work with AI tools | Copy and paste a specific text section into AI tools instead of uploading the entire PDF. |
| Use text in code and data tools | Import extracted text into Python scripts, databases and other programs that support plain text. |
| Search text easily | Use command-line tools such as grep and findstr to find specific words or phrases in the extracted text. |
| Improve accessibility | Paste the text into a text-to-speech app and listen to your document on the go. |
| Open files anywhere | TXT files work with a wide range of devices and text-editing programs, with no special software needed. |
Have a Question?
We have answered the commonly asked questions below, If you can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to ask us directly.
How can I copy text from PDF?
To copy text from a PDF, simply upload pdf into the tool, click "Convert Now," and this PDF to text converter will extract text from PDF and output the text, which you can easily copy.
Can I convert multiple PDFs at once?
Yes. You can upload multiple PDFs and turn them together into text in one go. After conversion, you can either “Download” TXT files individually or all at once as a “ZIP” archive.
Which types of PDF files can I convert to text?
You can convert any text-based PDF (also known as a digital or native PDF), such as files exported from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Google Docs, or saved with “Save as PDF” or “Print to PDF.” In these files, words are stored as real characters rather than pictures.
What are text-based PDF file which i can convert?
Text-based PDFs are those that include selectable, machine-readable text, just like documents saved directly from Word or Excel.
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
No. It doesn’t convert scanned PDFs, as they contain images, not real text. To extract text from them, use our Image to Text OCR tool, which supports PDF files and converts the text in images into editable text.
Will the tool keep my text formatting?
The text, paragraphs, and line breaks are kept but fonts, images, colors, and table grids are removed because TXT files only store plain text. To keep the formatting intact, use our PDF to Word converter.
Does converting a PDF to text reduce file size?
Yes, in most cases. TXT files exclude images, embedded fonts, formatting, and layout data found in PDFs, making them much smaller.
What are text-based PDF file which i can convert?
Text-based PDFs are those that include selectable, machine-readable text, just like documents saved directly from Word or Excel.
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