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PDF to Text

Choose a PDF, extract its selectable text locally, then copy or download the result as a TXT file.

Choose a PDF

Drop or select one PDF. Text extraction runs locally in your browser.

Pages

Leave empty for all pages. Use comma-separated pages and ranges.

Add page dividers

Insert a page label before each extracted page.

Extract text

Read the PDF text layer and build a plain-text result. Scanned pages without text may return no text.

PDF to Text

Quick Start

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Choose a PDF
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Set pages if needed
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Extract the text
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Copy or download TXT

Common Scenarios

Copying

pull selectable text from a PDF into notes, email, or another editor.

Selective extraction

read only the pages you need from a long PDF.

Archiving

save a lightweight TXT copy of a local PDF without uploading the file.

Input & Output

Input: one local PDF file with a readable text layer.
Pages: all pages by default, or a range such as 1-3,5.
Output: plain text that can be copied or downloaded as a TXT file.

Usage Advice

Use this for selectable PDF text. For scanned pages or photos, use an OCR tool instead.
Extract a small page range first when checking a long or unusual PDF.
Very large PDFs can take time and may hit browser memory or text limits.

Limitations & Compatibility

This tool reads existing PDF text layers. It does not run OCR or recognize text in scanned images.
Plain text output does not preserve complex PDF layout, columns, tables, fonts, or annotations.
Password-protected or unusual PDFs may fail if PDF.js or the browser cannot decode them.

Privacy & Security

Processing runs in your browser. CrateX.app does not upload the PDF or extracted text. The source PDF and generated text stay in page memory and are not synced by default.

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