How to extract all text from a pdf document
- Step 1Upload the PDF — Drop the document into the PDF to text converter.
- Step 2Extract all text — The tool processes every page and extracts the text content.
- Step 3Download the TXT file — Save the extracted plain text.
- Step 4Use in your workflow — Open in a text editor, paste into a translation tool, or feed into a processing script.
Frequently asked questions
Does this work on scanned PDFs?+
Scanned PDFs contain image-only pages with no text layer. Run OCR first to create a text layer, then extract.
Will the extracted text include headers and footers?+
Yes — all text elements on each page are extracted, including headers, footers, and page numbers.
Will multi-column text be in the right reading order?+
Single-column documents extract correctly. Multi-column layouts may interleave text from adjacent columns — manual editing may be needed.
Privacy first
All PDF processing runs locally in your browser using PDF-lib and pdf.js. No file is ever uploaded — only metadata counters are saved for signed-in dashboard stats.