PDF tool · runs in your browser
PDF to text
Pull all the text out of a PDF to copy it or save it as a .txt file, page by page.
- No uploads
- Free
- No sign-up
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Good to know
- Works with digital PDFs; scans are images and need OCR.
- Untick page markers for one continuous block of text.
- Tables come out as plain text lines.
Questions & answers
Why is no text found in my PDF?
Scanned PDFs are pictures of pages, so there’s no text to extract. They need OCR (text recognition).
Is it really free?
Yes. Every Feemag tool is free, with no sign-up, no watermarks added by us and no daily limits.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. Your files are processed by your own browser on your device and never uploaded to a server. That also makes it fast, even on big files.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes: in any modern browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox) on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.
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