Extract Text from PDF Online Free
Extract all text content from your PDF file
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How It Works
Upload File
Select the PDF file you wish to extract text from.
Process
The tool extracts the raw text content immediately from the document.
Copy or Download
Copy the text to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file.
Frequently Asked Questions
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About This Tool
Extract text from PDF documents with our free PDF to text converter. Copy all text content from PDFs instantly for editing, analysis, or repurposing. Our PDF text extraction tool reads embedded text and preserves line breaks and paragraph structure. Perfect for copying PDF text from research papers, ebooks, reports, or forms. Extract data for spreadsheets, pull quotes for presentations, or get plain text for analysis. Works with text-based PDFs; scanned documents require OCR. The browser-based extractor processes files offline – no uploads required.
Why Use AeroPDF?
100% Private & Secure
Files are processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to any server.
Lightning Fast
No waiting for uploads or downloads. Everything happens instantly on your device.
Works Everywhere
Use on any device with a modern browser. Windows, Mac, Linux, or mobile.