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File & Image Tools
Free online tool
Extract the readable text layer from a PDF directly in the browser.
Tool workspace
Choose your file or image, set any options, then create your result.
Copying text from reports, checking extraction quality and moving PDF text into another workflow.
Review the extracted order because multi-column and complex PDFs can store text in an unexpected sequence.
Image-only scans without OCR text cannot provide complete readable text through a normal text layer.
How to use it
Use the controls above, check the result, then copy or download it when available.
Yes, supported PDF processing is designed to happen in the browser.
Use this tool whenever you need: Copying text from reports, checking extraction quality and moving PDF text into another workflow. It offers a fast, client-side workflow without sign-ups, installation or complex software.
Yes. All processing executes locally in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Your inputs, files and calculations remain private and are never uploaded to our servers.
Review the extracted order because multi-column and complex PDFs can store text in an unexpected sequence. Important note: Image-only scans without OCR text cannot provide complete readable text through a normal text layer.
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Pull readable text from a PDF and download a local text copy.
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