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Extract the text from a PDF and download it as a .txt file — handy for copying or editing. Is it a scan without a text layer? Then have the text recognised right here in your browser.
Drag one PDF here
or click to choose a file
The extracted text — check here that everything came through properly
No text layer found — this looks like a scan.
Have the text recognised here in your browser: the file stays on your computer. The first time, your browser fetches the recognition engine (a few MB per language). For a poor scan, AI recognition (Pro) is more accurate; it sends the pages as images to our AI provider.
This tool runs entirely in your browser: your PDF is not sent to a server. A password-protected PDF will not open here; remove the protection first with the Unlock tool.
Recognising the text of a scan (Recognise text) also happens in your browser. If you choose With AI (Pro), that is a separate tool that sends the pages as images to an AI service; it says so there beforehand.