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Extract Text from PDF

Extract all text content from a PDF document into a plain text file.

Pages to extract text from (e.g., 1,3,5-7 or "all").
Add page number markers in the output text.

About Text Extraction

Extracting text from PDF documents allows you to:

  • Copy and paste content into other documents
  • Edit the text in a word processor
  • Search for specific content
  • Process the text with other tools or scripts
  • Make the content accessible to screen readers

How It Works

Our text extraction tool:

  1. Analyzes the PDF document structure
  2. Extracts all text content from the specified pages
  3. Preserves the basic text layout
  4. Saves the text to a plain text file (.txt)
Note: Text extraction works best with PDFs that contain actual text rather than scanned images. For scanned documents, use our OCR tool first to make the text recognizable.

Limitations

While our tool extracts text effectively, there are some limitations:

  • Complex formatting (columns, tables) may not be preserved exactly
  • Special characters might not render correctly in some cases
  • Text embedded in images cannot be extracted without OCR
  • Some PDFs with security restrictions may prevent text extraction