Pull the text out of a PDF and download it as a .txt file — handy for copying or editing. Is it a scan without a text layer? Then we point you to OCR (text recognition).
Drag one PDF here
or click to choose a file
The extracted text — check here that everything came through properly
No text layer found — this looks like a scan.
Use OCR to have the text recognised (Pro feature, AI cost per page).
All tools run entirely in your browser: nothing is sent to the server. A password-protected PDF will not open here; remove the protection first with the Unlock tool.