Extract text from a PDF
Pull the words out of a PDF in a sensible reading order — including scanned pages, which are read with OCR.
Runs in your browser · Your file is never uploaded · No account needed
How to extract text from a PDF
- Open your PDF and choose Get text.
- Extract — the text appears in a panel you can read and scroll.
- Scanned pages fall back to OCR automatically.
- Copy it, or save it as a .txt file.
What you get
- Layout-aware extraction, so columns and lines stay in order.
- OCR fallback for scans and photographed pages.
- Copy to the clipboard, or download as .txt.
- Handles non-Latin scripts, including Bangla and Arabic.
- Everything runs locally — nothing is uploaded.
When you would use it
Quote from a report
Copy a passage out without retyping it.
Get text out of a scan
OCR reads photographed and scanned pages.
Feed a document into something else
Save as .txt for a spreadsheet, a translator or a notes app.
Why it stays on your device
Most online PDF sites upload your document to a server, process it there and email you a link. This one does not. The PDF is opened, changed and saved by your own browser, so a contract, a bank statement or an ID scan never travels over the network — and the tool keeps working on a slow connection.
Questions
Can I get text out of a scanned PDF?
Yes. If a page has no real text, it is read with OCR instead, so photographed and scanned documents still work.
Does it keep the layout?
Extraction is layout-aware, so reading order is preserved. A complex multi-column design may still need a tidy-up.
Is the text quality as good as the original?
For a normal PDF it is exact, because the words are already in the file. OCR is very good but not perfect on poor scans.
Is my document uploaded for OCR?
No. Even the OCR runs in your browser, so confidential documents stay on your machine.
How do I copy text from a PDF that will not let me select it?
Extract it here. If the page has no selectable text it is read with OCR instead, which covers scans and locked-looking files.
Does it work with Bangla, Arabic or other non-Latin scripts?
Yes. Extraction preserves the characters, and the OCR fallback handles a range of scripts.
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Get Get text on your device
The same tool, three ways — and offline on Windows and Android, so a document never needs a connection at all.
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