PDF to Text
Convert PDF to Text
Extract all text content from your PDF documents for easy editing.
Drop PDF files here
or click to browse from your computer
You can select multiple PDF files at once
How to Convert PDF to Text – 4 Easy Steps
1
Upload Your PDF File
Drag and drop your PDF file into the upload box or press the PDF File button and choose your document to convert.
2
Start the Conversion
Click Start Conversion. The PDF to text converter will start extracting text from your PDF file immediately.
3
Edit and Adjust
Review the extracted text and make adjustments using the text editor before downloading the final version.
4
Download the Text File
Save the converted text as a .txt file to your device by clicking the Download button.
Why Extract Text from PDF?
Plain Text
Clean, editable text
Copy & Paste
Use text anywhere
Fast Extract
Instant text extraction
Searchable
Find content easily
What is PDF to Text?
PDF to Text conversion extracts all readable text content from your PDF documents and produces a clean plain text (.txt) file. PDFCompile processes each page of your PDF, identifying and extracting text while stripping away formatting, images, and layout elements. This is useful for content indexing and search, copying text from scanned documents, extracting data for analysis in other applications, creating accessible versions of PDF content, or feeding text into translation tools. The converter handles multi-column layouts by reading text in logical order and provides an editable preview before download.
Supported Formats
Input: PDF (.pdf) files. Output: Plain text (.txt) files.