PDF to Text

Extract clean, readable text from real PDFs in your browser — with smart reading order, multi-column handling, page selection, cleanup, diagnostics and export controls.

Choose a PDF

Drag & drop or select a PDF. Up to 250 MB / 1,000 pages.

PDF engine loads only when needed

Reading mode

Pages

Page range / orderCustom order and repeated pages supported.

Cleanup

Remove repeated headers/footersDetect recurring top/bottom text Repair line-break hyphenationexam- + ple → example Normalize PDF ligaturesﬁ, ﬂ, ﬀ → normal letters Remove invisible controlsSoft hyphen / zero-width cleanup Smart paragraph reflowJoin wrapped lines naturally Include PDF fields/commentsAppend form values and text annotations

Unicode normalization

Output

Between pages

Line endings

Add UTF-8 BOMUseful for some Windows apps

No PDF loadedChoose a file or try the built-in sample.

READY

Clean text will appear here

Use the sample to explore smart reading order without uploading anything.