Does this PDF to PNG converter upload my files?

No. All processing is done locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored.

Are the PNG images high-quality?

Yes. Pages are rendered at approximately 120 DPI, offering a balanced quality suitable for documents, certificates, and research materials.

Can I convert large PDFs?

Yes. Most PDFs up to 200 MB work smoothly depending on your device's memory.

Will images and colors be preserved?

Yes. PNG output preserves colors, graphics, fonts, and embedded images accurately.

Extract text from a PDF — copy, download, and search your content

Upload a PDF and extract readable text from all pages or a selected range. Perfect for pulling content from reports, forms, and documents when you need to reuse text quickly.

PDF Text Extractor

Select PDF

Page range (optional)

Leave empty to extract text from all pages.

Extracted text

How it works

This tool uses PDF.js to read your document locally and reconstruct text from each page. It works well for digital PDFs and many scanned documents that already contain embedded OCR text.

If you get very little output from a scanned PDF, the file probably contains only images (no OCR layer).
Use a page range to speed up extraction on large documents.
Spacing and line breaks can differ from the original layout because PDFs store text in positioned fragments.

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FAQ

Only if the scanned PDF contains an OCR text layer. If it is image-only, you will get little or no text.

No. All processing happens in your browser.

Yes. Use the page range field (e.g., 2-5, 9, 12-13).

Extract Text From PDF: Copy Text Content to Plain Text

Not all PDFs allow text selection — scanned documents, locked files, and PDFs from some applications make copy-pasting impossible. This tool extracts all readable text from a PDF and delivers it as plain text you can copy, edit, and repurpose — in your browser, privately.

How to extract text from a PDF

Upload your PDF.

Click Extract Text.

Copy the output or download it as a .txt file.

When to extract text from PDF

Editing locked content — Extract text from a PDF that does not allow in-document editing, then reformat in Word.

Data analysis — Extract tables and numbers from reports for processing in Excel or Python.

Content repurposing — Extract text from a published PDF to create a blog post, summary, or translated version.

Accessibility — Extract text from PDFs that screen readers struggle with.

Search and indexing — Extract text for full-text search systems or documentation databases.

Text-based vs scanned PDFs

This tool extracts text that is digitally embedded in the PDF — created by Word, Google Docs, or PDF export tools. Scanned PDFs are images of text and cannot be extracted using this method; they require OCR (optical character recognition). If your PDF is a scan and extraction returns empty or garbled results, the document needs OCR processing first.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the extracted text garbled or out of order?

Complex multi-column layouts, tables, and PDFs with non-standard text encoding sometimes extract in reading order rather than visual order. The content is correct but may need manual reordering.

Can I extract text from a password-protected PDF?

Only if you know the password and unlock the PDF first. Password-protected documents block all content access including extraction.

Is my document kept private?

Yes. All processing is local in your browser — your PDF is never sent anywhere.

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