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PDF to Text Converter

Extract raw text from PDF files natively and securely without losing data.

💡 How to Use This Tool

Extracting text from a PDF document takes just a few clicks. Follow these simple steps:

1

Upload Your PDF

Click the upload area or drag and drop a PDF file (up to 100 MB).

2

Extraction Starts Automatically

Your file is uploaded and a task is queued on our server instantly — no button to press.

3

Monitor Progress

The Recent Tasks list below the upload area tracks your conversion in real time (queued → processing → completed). You can also navigate away — a floating Tasks button in the bottom-right corner of every page lets you check status and download your text file from anywhere on the site.

Global task widget showing recent tasks
4

Download Your Text File

Once complete, a green Download button appears on the task row. Click it to save the TXT file to your device. A live countdown shows how long the link remains valid — download links expire after 90 minutes.

Download button on a completed task
5

Refresh an Expired Link

If 90 minutes have passed, the Download button is replaced by an amber Refresh Link button. Click it to generate a fresh 90-minute link on demand — no need to re-upload or re-convert.

Refresh Link button on an expired task
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Delete When Done

Each task has a trash icon. Clicking it immediately removes the task and permanently deletes the output file from our servers — giving you full control over your data at any time.

📖 About PDF to Text Converter

What is the PDF to Text Converter?

The PDF to Text Converter is a fast and reliable tool to extract raw text from PDF documents. Whether you have a long report, a research paper, or a simple document, this tool makes it incredibly easy to grab the plain text without the formatting overhead.

Use Cases

  • Data Extraction: Quickly pull text data from PDF reports to analyze or input into other systems.
  • Content Repurposing: Easily copy text from an old PDF guide to rewrite or integrate into a new blog post or document.
  • Accessibility: Convert purely visual PDFs into text that can be easily parsed by screen readers.

Key Features

Fast Processing

We use a dedicated backend service using PyMuPDF to extract text from your PDFs efficiently.

Cloud Processing with Privacy

Your files are securely transmitted to our file processing server. Files and tasks are automatically deleted after 90 minutes. We ensure that your input files and extracted text are handled securely.

Global Task Management

Our unique Global Task Widget lets you queue multiple conversions and monitor them while navigating the rest of the site.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Your file is transmitted over an encrypted connection and stored in a secured cloud bucket accessible only to you via a time-limited download link. We never share your files with third parties.
If you are not signed in, your file and task are automatically deleted 90 minutes after the conversion is submitted. If you are signed in, they are kept for 60 days so you can re-generate download links as needed. You can also delete any task and its file manually at any time from the task list.
Our text extractor pulls only raw text from the document. Any images, charts, and complex formatting will be ignored, leaving you with clean, pure text ready for editing.
Currently we support PDF files up to 100MB for optimal processing times.

Version History

1.0.0

Initial release of the PDF to Text converter tool.

Mar 24, 2026