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PDF to Text Extractor

Extract text from PDFs privately with pdf.js. Processing stays on your device.

How to Use

  1. Upload a PDF.
  2. Extract text page by page.
  3. Copy or download a .txt file.

Key Features & Privacy Advantage

  • All processing happens locally in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
  • Mozilla pdf.js extraction.
  • Copy and download text.
  • No account required.

Technical Breakdown

pdf.js parses PDF structure and extracts text content streams. Scanned image-only PDFs need OCR (not included). Encrypted PDFs may fail without a password workflow.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you upload PDFs?

No. All processing happens locally in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.

Scanned PDFs?

Image-only scans need OCR; this tool extracts embedded text.

Layout preserved?

You get readable plain text, not a perfect visual layout replica.

Password PDFs?

Protected files may not extract until unlocked in a PDF reader.