Is PDF to Text free to use?

Yes, PDF to Text on DevHexLab is completely free. No login, no account, and no payment required.

Does PDF to Text upload my data to a server?

No. PDF to Text runs entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Your data never leaves your device and is never sent to any server.

Yes. Once the page is loaded, PDF to Text works without an internet connection because all processing happens locally in your browser.

PDF to Text belongs to the "Document & PDF" category on DevHexLab. Convert, merge, and transform PDFs, Word docs, and images: all in your browser

Extract all text content from a PDF file without any server upload

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Drag & drop a PDF

or click to browse — up to 50 MB

Include page separators

Adds “--- Page N ---” between pages

Preserve line breaks

Reconstructs lines based on vertical position

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Step-by-step guide

How to Extract Text from a PDF

Step-by-step guide to copying all readable text out of a PDF document using the DevHexLab PDF to Text tool.

In-depth article

PDF to Text: Extract Plain Text from Any PDF

Extract readable text from PDF files instantly. Learn how PDF text extraction works, its limitations, and best practices for getting clean output.

PDF to Images

Convert each page of a PDF into a PNG or JPEG image: runs entirely in your browser

Word to Plain Text

Extract plain text from any .docx Word document: no Office needed

Merge PDF Files

Drag and drop multiple PDFs to merge them into a single file: no upload needed