Question 1

How do I extract text from a PDF online?

Accepted Answer

Upload your PDF file. Click "Extract text". The tool uses PDF.js in your browser to get the text from each page. The result is shown in a text area; you can copy it or download as a .txt file. Everything runs in your browser; no data is sent to any server.

Question 2

Are my PDFs sent to a server?

Accepted Answer

No. Text extraction is done in your browser using PDF.js. Your PDF never leaves your device.

Question 3

Why is the extracted text empty?

Accepted Answer

If the PDF contains only images (e.g. a scanned document), there is no selectable text. The tool extracts only text that is embedded in the PDF. For scanned PDFs you would need OCR (optical character recognition) to get text from images.

Question 4

What format is the output?

Accepted Answer

You see the text in a text area on the page. You can copy it to the clipboard or download it as a plain .txt file. Pages are separated with a "--- Page N ---" marker.

Question 5

Does it work with password-protected PDFs?

Accepted Answer

Password-protected PDFs must be unlocked first. Open the PDF with the correct password in another app, save without password, then use that copy here.

Question 6

Does it work on mobile?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The tool runs in the mobile browser. Upload your PDF, extract text, then copy or download. No app install required.

Question 7

Is the order of text preserved?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Text is extracted page by page in order. Each page's text is concatenated with a separator so you can see where pages change.

Question 8

Can I extract text from images in the PDF?

Accepted Answer

No. This tool extracts only embedded text (actual text layer). Text that appears only inside images (e.g. in a scan) is not extracted. For that you need an OCR tool.

Question 9

Is there a page limit?

Accepted Answer

There is no fixed limit. Very long PDFs may take longer and use more memory. For typical documents (e.g. under 100 pages), extraction works well.

Question 10

What is the difference between PDF to text and PDF to JPG?

Accepted Answer

PDF to text extracts the text content so you can copy, search, or edit it. PDF to JPG converts each page into an image. Use PDF to text when you need the words; use PDF to JPG when you need images of the pages.

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