Extract Text from PDF

Mode d’emploi

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

Exemple

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

Fonctionnement

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.

Erreurs courantes

• 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.

Limites

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

Confidentialité

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.

Questions

Will it read a photo of a page?

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