Will it work on a phone?

Yes. The layout adapts to a small screen and the processing runs in the mobile browser, so a photo or a downloaded document can be handled on the device it arrived on.

Do I need to pay or register?

No. Every tool on this site is free, with no account, no email and nothing to install.

Which file types does Text Extractor accept?

The drop area takes PDF. Files are read from your device in the browser, so the format has to be one a browser can decode — that is why the accepted list on this page is finite and honest rather than "everything".

What do I get back from Text Extractor?

The answer on the screen first, and the TXT download if you want to keep it. Nothing has to be stored anywhere just to be read again later.

Text Extractor

Pull text from PDF (with OCR fallback for scans).

Drop a PDF to extract its text

or click to browse — .pdf · up to 12 files

Add at least one file.

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About Text Extractor

The job of Text Extractor is narrow on purpose: pull text from PDF (with OCR fallback for scans). It takes PDF and produces TXT. Nothing is sent anywhere: the browser reads the file, does the work and hands the result back.

The slow route to answering a question about a file rather than converting it is installing something, making an account and uploading the file; this is the fast route.

How to use Text Extractor in 3 steps

Drop the file on the page — PDF, one file up to 100 MB.
There is nothing to configure for Text Extractor — the text is read out of the pages as they are.
Press Extract text, read the answer on the screen and keep the TXT copy only if you want it.

What you get with Text Extractor

The answer is on the page, and the TXT copy is optional
Nothing to configure — drop the file and press the button
Runs in your browser — the file is never uploaded
Free to use, with no signup and no account
No watermark or logo added to your output
Works on desktop and mobile, no install

Text Extractor: questions

Will it work on a phone?: Yes. The layout adapts to a small screen and the processing runs in the mobile browser, so a photo or a downloaded document can be handled on the device it arrived on.
Do I need to pay or register?: No. Every tool on this site is free, with no account, no email and nothing to install.
Which file types does Text Extractor accept?: The drop area takes PDF. Files are read from your device in the browser, so the format has to be one a browser can decode — that is why the accepted list on this page is finite and honest rather than "everything".
What do I get back from Text Extractor?: The answer on the screen first, and the TXT download if you want to keep it. Nothing has to be stored anywhere just to be read again later.