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Extract the text from a PDF.
Get the words out of a PDF to search, quote, translate or reuse. Save them as a plain .txt file, or use Extract Text to copy everything to your clipboard in one step.
Runs in your browser·Files are never uploaded·One free document every 24 hours with a Google account
How it works
PDF to Text in three steps.
Choose the PDF
Select a PDF that contains real text (not just scanned pictures).
Choose how you want it
PDF to Text saves a .txt file — turn on “Mark where each page starts” if you need page breaks. Extract Text copies all the text to the clipboard.
Use the text
Open the .txt anywhere, or paste the copied text into any app.
What you can do
What PDF to Text does.
- Save as a UTF-8 .txt file
- Optional markers showing where each page starts
- Extract Text copies everything to the clipboard
- Tells you when a PDF is scanned and needs OCR
Private by design
Your PDF never leaves your device.
PDF to Text runs inside your browser tab. The file you choose is read from your device, processed there, and the result is saved back to your device — it is never uploaded to a Pyrbit server, so there is no copy to keep or delete.
Processed in your browser
The Pyrbit PDF engine runs on your computer or phone, not in the cloud.
No upload
Your document isn’t sent anywhere — not to us, and not to a third-party converter.
Sign-in is for your plan only
Your Google account keeps track of your free daily document and Pyrbit Pro. It never gives us your files.
Prefer offline?
The Pyrbit PDF apps do the same work on your phone, tablet or Mac — even without a connection.
Web or app
Use PDF to Text in your browser, or in the free app.
Web browser
Works on any computer, tablet or phone with a modern browser. Sign in with a Google account to use the web app: one free document every 24 hours, with any tool. Pyrbit Pro (₹79/month or ₹599/year) gives unlimited use with no ads.
iPhone, iPad & Mac
Every tool, including PDF to Text, with no file-size limit and offline use. Free on iPhone and iPad (with ads); the Mac app is paid.
Android & Chromebook
Every tool, including PDF to Text, with no file-size limit and offline use. Free, supported by ads.
FAQ
PDF to Text questions.
Why is no text found in my PDF?
The PDF is probably a scan — pictures of pages with no text layer. Use OCR PDF to recognize the text first.
Does it keep the layout?
No. You get plain text in reading order. For a document with headings, lists and tables, use PDF to Word.
What’s the difference between Extract Text and PDF to Text?
Extract Text shows the text and copies it to your clipboard; PDF to Text saves it as a .txt file, optionally with page markers.
Is PDF to Text free?
On the web, sign in with a Google account and you can use PDF to Text — or any other tool — on one free document every 24 hours. Pyrbit Pro (₹79/month or ₹599/year) gives unlimited use with no ads. The Pyrbit PDF apps for iPhone, iPad and Android are free, supported by ads.
Ready when you are.
Open PDF to Text in your browser — your file stays on your device.