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31 Pages in. Plain words out.
Take the text with you.
Read the existing text layer from a PDF and save it as a clean TXT file.
FILE TOOL
Every page, in reading order.
Drop one PDF hereone PDF · up to 50 MB · up to 300 pages
Only the page text layer is read. Links, forms, scripts and attachments are not carried into the TXT result.
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Take the words out of a PDF, page by page.
This tool reads only existing page text. It does not execute links, forms, scripts or attachments.
How it works
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Choose one PDF up to 50 MB and 300 pages.
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Extract its text sequentially by page.
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Review, edit, copy or save the TXT result.
Questions, answered.
Will scanned pages work?
Not unless the PDF already has a text layer. Convert a scanned page to an image and use image OCR.
Are passwords supported?
No. Encrypted or malformed PDFs are rejected.
Are PDF links carried over?
No. The output is plain text only.