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Select or drop your PDF file containing selectable text.
PDF to Text Online
Use NewTools to extract selectable text from PDF files directly in your browser. Works with selectable text; scanned PDFs need OCR first.
Secure PDF to Text Converter. Extract plain text from your PDF documents safely inside your browser. No data leaves your device.
No installation
Fast processing
Browser friendly
Privacy-aware
Features
Extract selectable digital text from PDF documents into clean, unformatted plain text (.txt)
Local in-browser extraction using client-side PDF.js parsing — zero server uploads
Instant text extraction across multi-page documents without file queues or delay
One-click clipboard copying and direct plain text (.txt) file downloads
Works on desktop and mobile web browsers without installing extra software
Free to use with no account, page limits, or subscription required
How It Works
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Step 2
Click the Extract Text button.
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Step 3
Download the resulting .txt file or copy the output text.
Common Use Cases
Academic Research & Reference Notes
Extract quotes, abstracts, and reference sections from scientific papers for study notes and citations.
Data Analysis & Natural Language Processing
Pull clean raw text from PDF whitepapers and reports for text mining, sentiment analysis, or word counts.
Content Migration & Repurposing
Quickly extract body text from PDF brochures and newsletters to paste directly into CMS editors.
Tips & Best Practices
Tip 1
If the output is empty, your PDF is likely a scanned image and requires an OCR tool first.
Tip 2
Review the plain text output for paragraph breaks, as some PDFs store text lines individually.
PDF to Text
Client-Side Processing
Unlike traditional converters, our tool reads the PDF binary directly in your web browser, ensuring absolute privacy for sensitive documents.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this tool work on scanned PDFs (OCR)?
No. This tool extracts embedded, selectable text only. It does not perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on flattened images or scanned documents.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No, the entire extraction process runs locally on your device using JavaScript.
Will formatting and tables be preserved?
No, the output is raw plain text. Complex layouts, columns, and tables will be extracted as linear text streams.