How to use this tool
- Choose your fileChoose the PDF containing selectable text.
- Set up your taskSelect the pages, or leave Pages blank to include all of them.
- Review & downloadCreate the text file, review its reading order, and download it.
TRY IT & CHECK THE RESULT
Copy text from a digital document
Try selecting a sentence in your PDF viewer first. If individual words can be selected, use this tool to extract them into a TXT file. The practice PDF below contains selectable English headings so you can inspect the result without uploading a personal document.
Download the practice PDF · Synthetic content, no personal data.
What to check in your download
The output separates source pages with numbered markers. Review columns, tables and Arabic reading order before reusing the text. This is plain-text extraction: fonts, table cells and page layout are not preserved, and the download is not a Word document.
If the result is not what you expected
A no-text message can mean the page is a picture, or that the selected pages have no extractable text. Open PDF editor and use Read a scan for OCR. A PDF can mix scanned and digital pages, so check each affected page.
Limits and what to review
This is text extraction, not PDF-to-Word conversion. Layout, columns, and tables may not retain their visual arrangement. Image-only scans need OCR in the PDF editor.
Frequently asked questions
Why was no text found?
The page may be a scan or store its letters as graphics. Use Read a scan in the PDF editor to recognize printed text.
Does the result keep formatting?
The output is plain text. Review spacing and reading order, especially in documents with columns or tables.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
Files are processed within your browser session. Download results before closing the page; there is no cloud document history.