Extract text content from PDF files
Convert Use PDF Text Extraction Tool →Extract text content from your PDF files for use in Word or other editors. This tool works best with text-based PDFs (created from Word, Google Docs, etc.) — it extracts the text layer directly from the PDF. Organized by page with clean formatting, the output is a Word-compatible document containing all extracted text. Note: scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported as they require OCR technology. Formatting, images, and complex layouts are not preserved.
PDFToolBox Text Extraction pulls text from your PDFs for use in other applications. It works best with text-based PDFs created from documents. Scanned PDFs and image-based PDFs are not supported — those require server-side OCR tools. All processing happens locally in your browser for complete privacy. Great for repurposing content from PDF documents.
This tool works with text-based PDFs — PDFs created from Word, Google Docs, or similar applications that have an embedded text layer. Scanned PDFs and image-based PDFs are not supported.
If your PDF is a scanned document or image-based, it doesn't contain a text layer. This tool cannot extract text from such PDFs. You would need OCR software for scanned documents.
No. This tool extracts raw text only. Images, tables, fonts, colors, and layout are not preserved. The output is plain text in a Word-compatible format.
The output is an HTML file saved as .doc, which can be opened in Microsoft Word. It contains the extracted text organized by page.