Extract text from PDF
Upload a PDF and download the extracted text as a .txt file. If the PDF is only scanned images, there may be no text to extract.
Limits: up to 20 files, 15MB per PDF, 10MB per image, 25MB total, up to 200 pages per PDF.
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About this tool
Upload a PDF and download the extracted text as a .txt file. If the PDF is only scanned images, there may be no text to extract. PDF Tool Hub is completely free to use: no sign‑up, no email address, no subscription, and nothing else required. Just open a tool and go. We do not store your files or personal data, do not use tracking cookies, and process files only temporarily on our servers. We do not send your files to third parties; PDF processing uses no external APIs.
FAQ
Why is my .txt file empty or very short?
Many scanned PDFs are images only—there is no embedded text to extract. Use the Scanned PDF to text (OCR) tool for English scans.
Do you keep my PDF?
No. Files are processed temporarily and removed after you download the result.
