Scans need OCR
A page that contains only a photographed or scanned image has no selectable text to extract.
PDF Tools · Local processing
PDF to Text
Extract page-separated selectable text from a PDF locally, then edit, copy, or download TXT.
Extract locally
Extract selectable PDF text
The practical guide
Read the document text layer without pretending scans contain text.
The extractor processes selectable text already encoded in the PDF and separates output by page.
Review reading order
Columns, tables, and complex layouts can produce text in a different order from the visual page.
Privacy by architecture
Your files and tool inputs stay in your browser.
The selected files, inputs, settings, and outputs are processed in this page and are not uploaded to any server.
Questions, answered
Frequently asked questions
Is the PDF uploaded?
No. Text extraction runs locally.
Why is no text found?
The PDF may contain scanned images rather than a text layer. Use Image to Text / OCR for those pages.
Are page boundaries preserved?
Yes. The output includes a clear separator for every page.