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PDF to text

Reads the existing text layer of a public or uploaded PDF. It does not perform optical character recognition.

  • Input: Link, File
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  • No account
  • Files auto-delete

PDF to text

No account · Files auto-delete

Works with publicVideoAudioImagesPDFWeb pages

Drop a file here

Or choose a file from your device.

What it accepts

  • Public PDF URLs
  • Uploaded, unencrypted PDFs

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Step by step

How it works

  1. Provide a public PDF URL or upload a PDF.

  2. Optionally limit the page range.

  3. We write a UTF-8 text file from the text layer.

Honest limits

What it will not do

Refusing these is a feature. It keeps the service safe, legal and trustworthy.

  • It will not bypass DRM, logins, paywalls, or other access controls.
  • It will not process private, authenticated, or geo-blocked sources.
  • It will not keep your files after the automatic deletion window.
  • It will not OCR scanned pages that have no text layer.

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