How to Convert PDF to Text
1. Upload Your PDF
Select the PDF file you want to extract text from.
2. Choose Format
Select either RTF (for basic formatting) or TXT (for plain text).
3. Convert to Text
Our tool accurately extracts all text content from the document.
4. Download Your File
Your new, editable text document is ready to download.
Key Features
- RTF & TXT Output: Choose Rich Text Format (RTF) to preserve basic styles like bold and italics, or plain TXT for maximum compatibility.
- Accurate Text Extraction: Reliably pulls all selectable text from your PDF, maintaining paragraph structure.
- Editable Content: Easily copy, edit, and repurpose the text from your PDFs in any word processor.
- Fast & Secure: Your files are processed locally in your browser, ensuring quick conversions and complete data privacy.
- No Software Installation: A powerful PDF to text converter that works directly on any device with a web browser.
Use Cases
Extract the content from a PDF article to easily quote it or use it as a basis for a new blog post or script.
Copy text from academic papers or e-books to include in your notes, essays, or research projects.
Pull textual data from PDF reports for analysis or import into other data processing software.
Tips & Best Practices
Choose RTF for Formatting
If your original document has a lot of bold, italic, or underlined text, choosing RTF will do a better job of preserving that basic styling.
Use OCR for Scanned PDFs
If your PDF is an image of text (a scan), the text isn't selectable. Use our "OCR" tool first to make the text recognizable, then convert it to RTF or TXT for the best results.
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