PDF to Text.
Extract all the text from a PDF as a plain .txt file. Fast and accurate for digital PDFs.
Files never leave your device
Local processing
Conversions happen in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Instant results
Native browser APIs mean no server queue, no waiting room.
No account needed
Open, drop, convert. No sign-up, no email, no friction.
Frequently asked questions
Does this work on scanned PDFs?
No — scanned PDFs are essentially images of text. They have no extractable text content. For scans, use OCR PDF, which actually reads the text from the images.
Will the formatting be preserved?
Plain text doesn't preserve formatting (bold, fonts, colors, etc.). It captures the words and their reading order. For format-preserved output, use PDF to Word.
Why is there a 'Page N' marker?
Each PDF page gets a `--- Page N ---` separator so you can navigate to specific pages in long documents. You can delete these manually if not needed.
Are my files really not uploaded?
Correct. Every conversion in this tool runs in your browser using JavaScript and the local file APIs. There is no server-side processing, no file upload, no temporary storage, and no log of what you converted. You can verify this by opening your browser's network tab while converting — the only traffic is loading the page itself.
Do I need an account or to install anything?
No. Open the page, drop your file, download the result. No signup, no email, no extension, no app.
Is there a file-size limit?
Not from us. The practical limit is your device's memory — browser tabs typically handle files in the hundreds of megabytes range without issues. Very large files may take longer to process on phones than on laptops.