Extract Selectable Text from PDF

Extract raw text content from PDF pages without OCR dependencies.

About this tool

Extract text from articles, reports, and ebooks for quick copy-pasting and editing.

How to use this tool

  1. Upload PDF
  2. View extracted plain text
  3. Copy to clipboard or download as .txt

How it works

Parses content streams (/BT ... /ET blocks) and maps font glyphs to Unicode characters.

When to use this tool

  • Copying citations from locked research papers
  • Extracting tables for spreadsheets

Frequently asked questions

Does it extract text from scanned images?

Only embedded digital text is extracted; pure image scans require OCR.

Limitations

Scanned photos without text layers cannot be converted without OCR.

Privacy

All text decoding is client-side.