PDF to text

Extract the text layer from your PDFs, page by page.

How to extract text from a PDF

  1. 1

    Select one or more PDFs.

  2. 2

    Choose whether to mark where each page starts.

  3. 3

    Click Extract text, then copy it or download the .txt file.

Questions and answers

Why is no text found?

Scanned PDFs are pictures of pages, so there is no text to extract. Run OCR PDF first to recognize the text.

Is PDFfinch free?

Yes. Every tool is free to use, with no account, no email and no watermark added to your files.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. PDFfinch works in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android. There is nothing to install.

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