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Extract text from a PDF
Pull the text out of a PDF into a plain text file, right in your browser. No uploads, no account, and your file never leaves your device.
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How to extract text from a PDF
Getting the text out takes about a minute. There is nothing to install and no sign-up.
Let pdf2kit read the text
The text layer of every page is pulled out on your device in a moment.
Read a scan if needed
If the PDF is a scan with no text layer, pdf2kit offers to read it with OCR, still on your device.
Copy or download the text
Copy the text, or download it as a .txt file.
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This tool reads the PDF text layer on your device. Need to merge, split, rotate or convert pages to images? Open the full PDF workspace or try PDF to JPG or PNG. How pdf2kit handles data is in the privacy policy.
Is my PDF uploaded when I extract its text?
No. The text is read in your browser. Your file never leaves your device.
Can pdf2kit read a scanned PDF?
Yes. A scanned PDF is images of text, so it has no text layer to copy. When pdf2kit sees a scan, it offers to read it with OCR, right on your device.