or drag & drop
Convert PDF to text that can be copied, edited, and reused.
Free PDF text extraction
You don’t have to pay a thing - use our PDF to TXT converter whenever you need it. Open the website, upload the file, and start working.
PDF to TXT offline
Download PDF Candy Desktop to extract text from PDF files without an Internet connection. This Windows app also supports batch processing for multiple documents at once.
Data security guaranteed
Your privacy is important. All uploaded elements are automatically erased from our servers within 2 hours. You can also delete them manually at any time.
Boost productivity
Need to edit information locked inside a PDF? Whether you’re at work, university, or traveling, you can quickly change it to plain text online with nothing more than a browser.
Instant preview
Import several files at once and view their thumbnails. Fast, convenient, and no installation required - get a visual overview of all your documents in seconds.
Built-in PDF OCR
Working with scanned papers? If no text is detected, our service automatically applies Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to extract data and make it selectable.
How to extract text from a PDF document?
1Click the “Add file” button to upload a document and convert PDF to text. If you are using a PC, drag and drop mechanism is supported. As an alternative, upload a file from Google Drive or Dropbox.
2The conversion will start automatically.
3Get the output TXT file.
4Download or share it as a link or a QR code. Or upload the document back to cloud storage (Google Drive/Dropbox).
