Question 1

How do I extract text from a PDF?

Accepted Answer

Upload your PDF file and click 'Extract Text'. The tool will process all pages and display the text content.

Question 2

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Accepted Answer

Scanned PDFs (image-based) contain no selectable text. This tool extracts embedded text only. For scanned PDFs, you need OCR.

Question 3

Can I download the extracted text?

Accepted Answer

Yes, click the 'Download TXT' button to save the extracted text as a .txt file.

Question 4

Is there a page limit?

Accepted Answer

No hard limit, but very large PDFs (1000+ pages) may take time depending on your device.

Question 5

Does it preserve formatting?

Accepted Answer

Basic structure like paragraphs is preserved, but complex layouts, tables, and columns may not be perfectly maintained.

Question 6

Is my PDF data safe?

Accepted Answer

Yes. All processing happens in your browser. No files are uploaded to any server.

Question 7

Can I copy the text?

Accepted Answer

Yes, use the 'Copy to Clipboard' button to copy all extracted text at once.

Question 8

What languages are supported?

Accepted Answer

Any language that uses standard Unicode encoding in the PDF is supported.

📝 PDF to Text Converter