Extract Text from PDF

So geht’s

Choose an unencrypted PDF, Extract text, then Copy or Download. Empty pages are noted. Large documents may take a few seconds in the tab.

Beispiel

Scanned image-only PDFs yield little or no text. There is no OCR on this tool.

A text-based PDF invoice

Plain text lines from the content stream, in reading order when the PDF provides it

So funktioniert es

PDF.js reads text items from each page. Items are joined with spaces and line breaks based on positions when available. No remote OCR service is called.

Häufige Fehler

• The result was empty The PDF may be scanned images only. This tool does not run OCR.
• The order looks wrong Some PDFs store text in draw order, not reading order. Fix layout in the source when possible.
• The file is encrypted Unlock it before extracting.

Einschränkungen

No OCR, no table reconstruction, and no font embedding into the export. Files over 15 MB or 200 pages are refused.

Datenschutz

The file stays in your browser. PepsTools does not upload it, store it, or send it to another service. Clear the tool or leave the page to drop it from memory.

Fragen

Will it read a photo of a page?

Only if the PDF already contains a text layer. Photos alone are not recognized.